GP Police Apprehended Fugitive on OR and CA Warrants Outside Fred Meyer
Grants Pass Police jailed a man on statewide and out-of-state fugitive warrants after a weekend encounter at Fred Meyer.
The Police Department reports officers arrested 40-year-old Eddie Joseph Correia, Jr., at the store on the Grants Pass Parkway on Sunday at 1:09 p.m..
Police said an off-duty officer spotted Correia inside Fred Meyer and called 9-1-1. The officer cautioned responding law enforcement to say nothing over the air as the suspect was known to have police scanners.
Correia was wanted on an Oregon State warrant for Parole Violation stemming from a conviction for Felony 2nd-Degree Assault. He was also wanted on an El Dorado County, California, warrant for Felony Parole Violation for an unspecified criminal conviction. The suspect fought with officers who placed him into custody.
Correia was lodged on the warrants at the Josephine County Jail. He was being held on a no-bail detainer and his vehicle was impounded. Charges of Resisting Arrest and Methamphetamine Possession were referred to the District Attorney.
Posted on 1/7/25 6:40AM by Sam Marsh
