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Grants Pass Police arrested a man twice at a local motel this week -- once on an outstanding warrant and the second time when he trespassed at the lodging facility.

The Police Department reports the first incident involving 60-year-old Clint Edward Robertson at the Super 8 Motel on NE 7th Street occurred on Monday night.

Police said a motel employee called 9-1-1 to report Robertson and his female companion were fighting, drawing several complaints from other guests. Officers contacted the man while he was walking away from the motel and discovered that he was wanted on a Medford Police Department warrant for failing to appear in court for Probation Violation related to an arrest for 4th-Degree Assault.

After Robertson was placed into handcuffs, he complained of physical pain and requested medical attention. He was transported by ambulance to Three Rivers Medical Center for evaluation so he was cited to appear in court and released.

Early Tuesday morning, the motel employee called 9-1-1 again to report that Robertson had returned after being warned for trespass on Monday night. He walked to the back of the property and was found sleeping in his vehicle.

Robertson was placed into custody. During a consent search, he was found to be in possession of a small container with methamphetamine residue.

Robertson once again complained of physical pain -- but this time he was taken to the hospital, evaluated, cleared and lodged at the Josephine County Jail on the warrant plus new charges of Meth Possession and Criminal Trespass.