Shootout with police ends in attempted murder charge Kidnapping suspect shoots at county sheriffs, Silverton officers while attempting to flee, police say. A Woodburn man has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement officers in Silverton on Wednesday, May 12. Kenneth Williams Peden III, 20, was arrested for first degree attempted murder and second degree attempted murder, in addition to several other charges, after shooting at officers from the Marion County Sheriff's Office and Silverton Police Department who were pursuing Peden's vehicle as a possible kidnapping suspect. Officers began pursuing a white Ford F150 in Silverton when an occupant in the vehicle began firing multiple rounds toward police as they traveled through the city.