GP Police Snared Man for Drug-Fueled & Alarming Behavior in SE Part of City
Grants Pass Police arrested a man for his drug-fueled and alarming behavior in a southeast city neighborhood this week.
The Police Department reports officers responded to multiple reports of suspicious activity near the corner of Gaffney Way and Grandview Avenue on Tuesday night.
Police said 30-year-old Dustin Michael Fontana was reported to be engaging in alarming and tumultuous behavior. Witnesses stated that he was running on the road, chasing cars and attempting to hit them. The suspect was also seen checking the door handles on vehicles and knocking over at least one trash can.
One witness reported that Fontana almost got hit by a truck and his response was to jump in front of another vehicle, hitting it with his hand and lifting his shirt as if to mimic pulling out a weapon.
Officers eventually contacted Fontana in the 1700-block of Gaffney Way, detained him and found him to be in possession of a glass pipe with burnt residue that tested positive as methamphetamine. It was seized for destruction.
Fontana was placed into custody and lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Disorderly Conduct and Meth Possession. He was being held without bail.
Posted on 10/31/24 5:26AM by Sam Marsh
