OSP Jailed GP Man for Four Crimes after Thursday Night Stop in Wilderville
The Oregon State Police jailed a Grants Pass man for multiple crimes last night following a traffic stop in the Wilderville area.
OSP reports troopers pulled over a Toyota Corolla driven by 24-year-old Seth Robert Andrew Fox near the intersection of Redwood Highway and Old Highway 199 on Thursday at 9:36 p.m..
Troopers said they stopped Fox for multiple traffic violations and he proceeded to give them a false name. They said they were suspicious of the man and while they were talking, the suspect tried to escape by ramming an OSP patrol vehicle.
According to the report, the troopers used their vehicles to pin the suspect's car and pushed it into a roadside ditch. The suspect was placed into custody without further incident.
Fox was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Felony Attempt to Elude Police, 2nd-Degree Criminal Mischief and Furnishing False Information to Police. He was being held without bail and his car was impounded.
Posted on 9/27/24 11:19AM by Sam Marsh
