Deputies Collared Man on State Warrant while Investigating Squatting in Selma
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office arrested a man on statewide felony warrant early yesterday while investigating a squatting complaint at a property in Selma.
According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the complaint in the 200-block of Illinois River Road on Wednesday around 10:30 a.m..
Deputies said the elderly property owner is now living with family in Utah and a neighbor in Selma called them to report people squatting on the land. The house had burned down several years ago. The owner recently received a letter from Josephine County about a large amount of trash on the property.
Responding deputies contacted three people on the property including a 56-year-old man who was wanted on an Oregon State warrant for Parole Violation related to a prior conviction for unspecified traffic offenses. He was placed into custody and lodged at the Josephine County Jail on a no-bail detainer.
A female subject told deputies she had permission to be living there, but that was proven to be a lie. She and another man were given 72 hours to vacate the land.
Posted on 3/28/24 10:15AM by Sam Marsh
