Sheriff's Deputies Collared Local Fugitive in Cave Junction after Brief Pursuit
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office arrested a local fugitive in Cave Junction yesterday following a brief pursuit in the downtown area.
The Sheriff's Office reports deputies eventually arrested 32-year-old Nickolas Eugene Stephens in the 300-block of West Lister Street on Tuesday at 2:25 p.m..
Deputies said they spotted Stephens riding a black BMX bicycle on Redwood Highway and knew that he was wanted on a Josephine County felony warrant for Probation Violation related to a 2023 arrest for Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
Stephens reportedly ditched the bike on South Kerby Avenue, hopped a fence to Lister Street and then hopped another toward Sawyer Avenue. Deputies knew that his girlfriend lives on Lister Street and that's where they placed him into custody at Taser point.
Stephens was transported to Grants Pass and lodged at the Josephine County Jail on the warrant. A charge of Escape was referred to the District Attorney's Office for consideration. He was also trespassed from properties on Pinewood Way and Logan Cut Drive.
Posted on 1/15/25 11:45AM by Sam Marsh
