Two Suspects Arrested for Trespassing, Littering after GP Police Area Check
Grants Pass Police arrested one and impounded a dog during an area check Tuesday morning.
Two suspects were contacted at the river's edge near 900 E Park Street around 10:51 a.m. One of them, identified as Jeffrey McPeake, was found to have a felony warrant and had previously run from law enforcement during the last property check.
He proceeded to run from police, and an officer attempted to deploy a taser after telling McPeake to stop to avoid potential injury. The attempt was unsuccessful, as was a search of the area for McPeake.
The second suspect, Morgan Botello, was taken into custody for Second Degree Criminal Trespass. Animal Control had been contacted by officers regarding McPeake's dog that was at the scene, and he was secured at the Josephine County Animal Shelter. Botello was advised she had five days to contact the shelter.
She was additionally trespassed from the property and transported to jail. Officers lodged Botello on her trespass charge and Offensive Littering. Josephine County Jail logs show she was booked today at 9:50 a.m.
Logs also show McPeake was booked this morning at 10:01 a.m. for Second Degree Criminal Trespass, Possession of Methamphetamine, Offensive Littering, and a Post-Prison Supervision Sanction.
Posted on 7/15/26 12:42PM by Alex Bauer
