Murphy Area Man Incarcerated for Racially-Motivated Crime Involving Guns
A Murphy area man was jailed last night for a racially-motivated crime involving weapons.
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office reports deputies responded to a disturbance in the 100-block of Stanford Way on Monday around 9:40 p.m..
Deputies said a woman called 9-1-1 to report that a male subject came to her home brandishing a firearm and threatened her husband, telling him that he wanted to use his shotgun on him. The caller described the firearm as a handgun. She said she did not know the man and he walked away toward Williams Highway with his dog.
Responding deputies located the man and found him with multiple firearms. The man stated that he is a neighbor to the female caller even though she claimed not to know him. Statements were taken from all parties and he was placed into custody.
The 53-year-old suspect was lodged at the Josephine County Jail on charges of 1st-Degree Bias Crime, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, two counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Menacing and 1st-Degree Criminal Trespass. He was being held without bail. The guns were seized as evidence.
Posted on 5/28/24 11:28AM by Sam Marsh
