Trespassing Call at GP Home Depot Lands Felon in Jail for Violating Parole
A trespassing complaint at a Grants Pass home improvement store early yesterday led to the arrest of a felon for violating his post-prison supervision.
According to the Police Department, officers arrested 56-year-old Matthew Carl Montgomery at Home Depot on NE Mill Street on Wednesday shortly after 9 a.m..
Police said the Home Depot manager called 9-1-1 to report illegal campers who had been in the store parking lot overnight. The caller advised one man and some women had tarped over their pickup, set up a barbecue and were dumping urine in the flower beds.
According to the report, the license plates on the black Dodge pickup belonged to a 2006 Ford Explorer.
Upon arrival, officers contacted Montgomery and found him to be in possession of methamphetamine. It was seized for destruction and the subject's corrections officer was contacted.
Montgomery was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Meth Possession and the resulting Felony Parole Violation. He was being held on a no-bail detainer.
Jail records show Montgomery has been arrested four times for violating his post-prison supervision since March of this year.
Posted on 10/10/24 11:11AM by Sam Marsh
