Deputies Arrested Young Man for Pointing Airsoft Gun at Motorists near Merlin
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office arrested a man for causing a traffic alert in the Merlin area late last week.
The Sheriff's Office reports deputies responded to the incident in the 3500-block of Merlin Road on Friday at about 1 p.m..
Deputies said multiple callers reported a male subject on a skateboard pointing a gun at passing vehicles while yelling at them. The subject was reportedly heading toward Ray's Food Place and that's where he was detained by law enforcement.
According to the report, 19-year-old Evan Andrew Gibbs-Bernard told them he was pointing an airsoft gun at the vehicles, but he did not indicate why he was doing so. The airsoft gun was seized as evidence and he was placed into custody.
Gibbs-Bernard was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Menacing and Disorderly Conduct. He was being held without bail.
Posted on 5/26/25 6:28AM by Sam Marsh
