SOCET, JCSO Lodge Man for 18 Child Sex Crime Charges after Standoff
A suspect wanted for 18 counts of child sex crimes is in jail after an hours-long standoff with local law enforcement in south Medford. The Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested the barricaded suspect Thursday at a residence in the 3400 block of South Pacific Highway. The suspect, Glenn Edward Rise, 38, of Medford, was charged with 18 child sex crimes and was lodged in the Jackson County Jail. SOCET began their investigation after Rise sent images of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) to undercover investigators which led to subpoenas, followed by a search warrant at the residence. During the warrant, investigators seized digital devices which were forensically examined for further evidence of child exploitation. During their examination, evidence was located documenting the sexual abuse of a local minor child and hundreds of CSAM images. There is no further information available for release.
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Board Moves to Pause Position Filling under Current Budget with Exceptions
A recommendation to pause filling positions under the current budget until the end of June with exceptions was proposed by Commissioner Gary Richardson during today's workshop. A motion to have a hiring pause until the budget is finalized at the end of June, with exceptions of any currently approved Personnel Requisitions that have been posted, and exceptions granted by the board for directors who bring in PRs to be filled case by case was approved 3-0. The board moved other decisions on their workshop agenda to next week's Weekly Business Session
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JoCo Sheriff's Office Seeking Runaway Juvenile
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a runaway juvenile. A report came in Monday that 17-year-old Ethan Knight was last seen around 8 a.m. on March 29th riding a skateboard with black & green swirl wheels on Lincoln Road. He was wearing black pants, a black hoodie, gray shoes, black hat, and was carrying a black cross-chest shoulder bag. Ethan is described as a 5'10" white male with brown hair, brown eyes, and weighing 160 pounds. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Ethan is encouraged to call the Sheriff's Office at 541-474-5123.
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