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GP Police Jailed Pair on Outstanding Warrants after Early AM Eastside Contact

Grants Pass Police jailed two people on outstanding warrants following an early morning contact on the east side of the city yesterday.

The Police Department reports officers arrested 44-year-old James William Pierre Dorsey and 33-year-old Hope Susan Hoover in the Elmer's Restaurant parking lot off NE Agness Avenue on Wednesday around 3 a.m..

Police said they were conducting a patrol check in the area of Elmer's when they observed a suspicious Chevrolet Blazer with no license plate or temporary tag parked behind the business. They approached the vehicle and spotted two females sitting in the front seats of the vehicle.

Officers recognized Hoover and placed her into custody on a Eugene warrant for failing to appear in court for Methamphetamine Possession. They asked her about her boyfriend Dorsey and she said she was no longer dating him. That was a lie as Dorsey was found hiding behind a large speaker box in the back of the Blazer.

Dorsey was wanted on an Oregon State warrant for Parole Violation related to a conviction for Methamphetamine Possession and he also was wanted on a Eugene warrant for failing to appear in court for Meth Possession.

Dorsey and Hoover were lodged at the Josephine County Jail on the warrants. A bag full of drug paraphernalia was found inside the vehicle -- but neither suspect would admit ownership, so it was logged into evidence for further investigation.
Posted on 12/12/24 6:09AM by Sam Marsh