GP Police Snared Two Fugitives while Performing Patrol Checks at Parks
Grants Pass Police captured two local fugitives while performing patrol checks at city parks early yesterday.
The Police Department reports the first incident occurred at Morrison Centennial Park on Monday morning when officers made contact with 32-year-old Alic Jordan Hendrickson during a patrol check and subsequent drug investigation.
Police said Hendrickson was the subject of an overdose call involving narcotics. He was located in the southeast corner of the park, but refused medical transport to the hospital. He was found to be wanted on a Grants Pass warrant charging him with Unlawful Entry into a Motor Vehicle and 2nd-Degree Theft, so he was placed into custody and lodged at the Josephine County Jail.
The second incident happened a short time later when officers contacted 34-year-old Jonathan Lee Hewlett sleeping under the canopy at Riverside Park. He was heavily impaired and admitted to recent alcohol consumption.
A routine records check revealed that Hewlett was wanted on a Josephine County felony warrant for failing to appear in court for Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Menacing along with a Grants Pass warrant for failing to appear in court for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants. He was placed into custody and jailed.
Posted on 12/5/23 11:31AM by Sam Marsh
