Portland man charged in NE Salem domestic violence kidnapping
An 8-year-old Salem boy alerted police to a kidnapping after reporting his mother was missing and possibly in danger Sunday evening.
Police responded to the boy’s northeast Salem home around 5:30 p.m. for a welfare check and began an investigation, according to a Monday evening police statement. They located her at Salem Hospital.
Investigators concluded Caiden N. Rose, 31, of Portland, had held the mother against her will, assaulting and strangling her, the police statement said.
“Rose had driven the victim and her daughter around for an extended period of time, refusing to stop or let them exit the vehicle. During that time, Rose reportedly assaulted the victim in front of her daughter, causing significant injury before returning to his apartment and then leaving her there,” the statement said.
The woman drove herself to the hospital.
Rose attempted to flee out of a back window when police arrived to arrest him, the statement said. It didn’t make clear the timing of the arrest.
A Keizer Police Department dog was used to arrest Rose.
Prosecutors charged him Monday in Marion County Circuit Court with kidnapping, fourth-degree assault and strangulation. Police statements and court records described the crimes as domestic violence.
Court records show Rose changed his name in Multnomah County Circuit Court in 2024 from Zak N. Caldwell. He checked a box at the time indicating he had a protective or restraining order in effect against him, and listed his address as Columbia River Correctional Institution.
Under his previous name, he was convicted domestic violence assault in 2021. A Washington County Circuit Court judge sentenced him to 30 months in prison.
Contact reporter Rachel Alexander: [email protected] or 503-575-1241.
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Rachel Alexander is Salem Reporter’s managing editor. She joined Salem Reporter when it was founded in 2018 and covers education, economic development and a little bit of everything else. She’s been a journalist in Oregon and Washington for over a decade and is a past president of Oregon's Society of Professional Journalists chapter. Outside of work, you can often find her gardening or with her nose buried in a book.
