GP Police Jailed Felon for Weapons & Parole Violations after Shots-Fired Call
Grants Pass Police jailed a felon for a weapons crime and violating his post-prison supervision after a citizen complaint in the south part of the city early yesterday.
The Police Department reports officers arrested a 39-year-old male subject for the incident in the 300-block of Short Street on Monday at 2:16 a.m..
Police said they responded to the area of Short and West Park streets in regard to a shots-fired call. A neighbor called 9-1-1 to report that she heard a gun discharged and the man suspected to have shot the firearm was arguing with a woman next to a silver Honda Accord. The caller also said she heard screaming and was unsure if anyone had been shot.
Officers arrived on scene and found the man sitting in the driver seat of the car with a woman sitting in the front passenger seat. The man was wearing an empty holster and a gun was found hidden within reach of the driver seat. The .22-caliber Ruger pistol was seized as evidence.
The suspect was placed into custody and lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Felon in Possession of a Weapon and the resulting Felony Parole Violation related to a 2019 conviction for an unspecified crime.
Jail records show the man has been arrested for violating his parole five times since August of last year.
Posted on 7/30/24 6:14AM by Sam Marsh
