GP Police Searching for Missing Person, Asking for Public's Assistance
Grants Pass Police are seeking the public's help in finding a missing person. Hanna Nicole Fierro McGarry Johnson is a 25-year-old female who is approximately 5'2" tall, weighs about 110 lbs, has medium-length brown hair, brown eyes, and sometimes wears prescription glasses. She last spoke with her family on October 14. She has a very identifiable Lion Fish Tattoo on her right shoulder, a large Crab Tattoo on her right forearm, and a Bird Tattoo on her left forearm. Hanna is known to have stayed in one of the rest areas in Grants Pass and has also frequented Roseburg. If you know the location of Hanna, please contact your local law enforcement agency or the Grants Pass Police Department at 541-450-6260. Reference Grants Pass case #25-38400.
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Board of Commissioners Made BOLI Case Mediation Decision during Workshop
The Board of County Commissioners discussed Bureau of Labor and Industry case mediation during Wednesday's workshop. During the Legal Counsel Update, the board needed to make a decision on either to go through with mediation in each of the three cases, or decline. In these cases, the state through BOLI offers mediation options to the parties. The board agreed not to dissipate. For the Patrick Timothy Cross v. Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel Case, the board was told the case was litigated by the county previously. Circuit court ruled in favor of the Sheriff, and the case is now moving through the appeals process. The board agreed to settle and dismiss without objection. A board order in the matter of amending an administrative policy regarding preapproval by the board during public meetings for contracts was moved to the Weekly Business Session, and the board approved directing staff to proceed with the investigation of an alleged violation of personnel policy.
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Central Point Man Arrested by JCSO Deputies for Sexually Abusing 13-Year-Old Girl
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a man sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl Tuesday night in a truck parked on the side of Hillcrest Road in Medford. JCSO deputies and Medford Police Department officers responded at 11:54 p.m. and located the suspect’s truck driving away at a high rate of speed on McAndrews Road. JCSO and MPD stopped the vehicle and arrested the suspect, Juan Jose Ramos-Arguella, 22, of Central Point. Ramos-Arguella was charged with first-degree sexual abuse, driving under the influence of intoxicants, and unlawful delivery of a marijuana item. He was lodged in the Jackson County Jail. Upon further investigation, JCSO deputies learned the suspect met the victim on Snapchat. The investigation is ongoing, and there is no further information available for release at this time.
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