GP Police Arrested Transient for Squatting and Littering on Railroad Property
Grants Pass Police arrested a man for trespassing on railroad property and interfering with a clean-up crew yesterday.
The Police Department reports officers responded to a trespassing complaint involving 40-year-old Jacob Steven Miller on Wednesday at about 1:51 p.m..
Police said an employee with Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad called 9-1-1 to report a male subject refusing to leave their property while scattering his trash and personal belongings all around him.
Officers contacted Miller and he admitted to living on the railroad property for months. They said he had created a mound of trash which detracted from the natural beauty of the area. Railroad workers planned to dispose of the trash.
Jacob Miller was placed into custody and charged with 1st-Degree Criminal Trespass and Offensive Littering. He was lodged in jail and his bicycle was logged into evidence for safekeeping.
Posted on 2/8/24 10:49AM by Sam Marsh
