GP Police Captured Well-Known Offender on Local Warrants near Eckstein Park
With some difficulty, Grants Pass Police captured a well-known criminal offender on two outstanding warrants in the southeast part of the city yesterday.
According to the Police Department, officers eventually arrested the 41-year-old male subject near Eckstein Park on SE Portola Drive on Monday at 12:12 p.m..
Police said they spotted the subject riding a bicycle near Riverside Elementary School and they knew he was wanted on a Grants Pass felony warrant for failing to appear in court for Unlawful Use of a Weapon and a Josephine County warrant for failing to appear in court for Escape.
After the man realized he had been spotted, he rode his bike through the school and onto a footpath leading to the city park. Officers caught up to him and stopped him near the corner of SE Kayleigh and Shannon Lane. A struggle ensued before he was eventually placed into custody.
The suspect was lodged at the Josephine County Jail on the warrants plus new charges of Resisting Arrest and Probation Violation. He was being held on a no-bail detainer. During a post-arrest interview, the man answered a few questions and then refused to answer any more. He would only reply, "See you in court."
Posted on 7/9/24 11:15AM by Sam Marsh
