A wanted suspect died by apparent suicide Wednesday afternoon in the 6000 block of Table Rock Road in rural Central Point after a high-risk traffic stop, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said.

Sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Marshals were in the area actively searching for a suspect with 15 nationwide extraditable warrants for child sex abuse, according to a news release late Wednesday afternoon.

“The suspect was involved in a domestic altercation on Orr Drive in rural Central Point March 16 where he menaced a woman with a firearm,” the release said, withholding the name of the suspect pending notification of next of kin. “JCSO deputies developed probable cause for his arrest for domestic violence-menacing, unlawful use of a firearm, and the sex abuse warrants.

Law enforcement subsequently learned of the suspect’s whereabouts, the release said. After attempting to detain the suspect on Wednesday afternoon, “he eluded capture in a vehicle at approximately 2:10 p.m.,” the sheriff’s office said.

“JCSO deputies and U.S. Marshals conducted a high-risk traffic stop near the intersection of Orr Drive and Table Rock Road. After a brief standoff, the suspect died by apparent suicide by firearm at 2:15 p.m.”

The release said the suspect was wanted out of California on 15 child sex abuse charges. The felony warrants were for 10 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, and five counts of oral copulation with a child under 14, according to the release.

Oregon State Police responded to conduct the investigation, the release said, and further information will come from OSP.