Man Indicted after Attempted Kidnapping and JCSO Arrest
A Jackson County Grand Jury indicted a man Thursday on 10 charges including stalking, attempted kidnapping, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon. The charges stemmed from a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office investigation involving a 42-year-old man posing as a utility worker attempted to kidnap a 25-year-old woman from a mobile home park in rural Medford. The suspect, Matthew Aranda, 42, is charged with two counts of Second Degree Assault, two counts of First Degree Attempted Kidnapping, Second Degree Attempted Kidnapping, two counts of Stalking, Unlawful Use of a Global Positioning System Device, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Menacing. The victim was working as a caregiver at a mobile home park in the 3900 block of South Stage Road the morning of May 8th. The investigation revealed Aranda, posing as a utility worker, waited for his victim for several hours before using a taser to incapacitate and physically attack her. ...Read more
OSP Responded to Fatal Vehicle vs. Motorcycle Crash, One Arrested
Oregon State Police responded to a fatal vehicle versus motorcycle crash Monday at 9:38 p.m. on Highway 62, near milepost 3, in Jackson County. The investigation indicated a westbound Dodge Ram pickup, operated by Kristin Michelle Cowan, 35, of Medford, struck the rear of a westbound Kawasaki Eliminator motorcycle, operated by John Daren Stribling, 56, of Central Point. Cowan was reportedly uninjured. Stribling and his passenger, Bobbie Lynn Stribling-King, 44, of Central Point, were declared deceased at the scene. The highway was impacted for approximately seven hours during the on-scene investigation. Impairment is considered a primary cause of the crash and the investigation is on-going. Cowan was arrested and lodged in the Jackson County Jail for DUII, Reckless Driving, and Manslaughter charges.
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BCC Approved Pursuance of Drought Declaration, Made Appointments at Workshop
The Board of Commissioners was unanimous in approving Sheriff Dave Daniel's request to move forward with trying to get an emergency drought declaration signed by the governor. The declaration will only run until December 31st. A motion passed 3-0 for the jail to receive funds through communications for adults in custody that go toward facility improvements, in accordance with federal guidelines. The board continued the 1:30 p.m. workshop by moving in favor of appointing Ed Luke to a vacant Fair Board seat, and Public Work's board order to legalize a portion of Caves Camp Road, with the scheduling of a public hearing to come. Finance's IV Business Hub Economic Development Grant Agreement in the amount of $75,000, with progress reports to be made, passed 3-0. A Central Square Invoice passed 2-1, with Commissioner Colene Martin dissenting.
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