OSP Arrested Ashland Man for Multiple Crimes after Traffic Stop near Murphy
The Oregon State Police jailed an Ashland man for multiple crimes after catching him with a stolen vehicle on Williams Highway near Murphy this week.
OSP reports state troopers spotted a Ford Transit cargo van near milepost 7.5 of Highway 238 on Monday evening.
Troopers said they stopped the cargo van after learning that it had been recently stolen in Ashland. The driver of the vehicle -- identified by OSP as "31-year-old Thomas Harley Ray Epperson" -- was placed into custody. His passenger was identified as a 33-year-old Ashland woman. She was detained, but not arrested.
Epperson was transported to Grants Pass and lodged at the Josephine County Jail for two counts of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Felon in Possession of a Restricted Weapon. He was held without bail.
The registered owner of the recovered cargo van responded to the scene to retrieve his vehicle.
Another vehicle -- a Dodge Ram 1500 -- was also listed as stolen by the suspect, but no other information was provided by OSP.
Posted on 7/17/24 6:32AM by Sam Marsh
