GP Police Nabbed Trespasser Who was Sleeping Downtown on Warrants
Grants Pass Police arrested a frequent trespasser on two local warrants after he was found sleeping in front of a downtown business early yesterday.
According to the Police Department, officers responded to a trespassing complaint at the Jewelry Center on SW 6th Street on Monday around 8:15 a.m..
Police said 72-year-old Russell Dewitt Coe was covered with a moving blanket in front of the business with beer cans, cigarettes and trash scattered around. Upon contact, it was discovered that he was wanted on two Grants Pass warrants for failing to appear in court for 2nd-Degree Criminal Trespass.
After his identify and the warrant were confirmed, Coe was lodged in jail on the outstanding warrants. His soiled blanket and clothing items were disposed of.
Posted on 1/7/25 10:36AM by Sam Marsh
