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GP Police Incarcerated Man for Violent Behavior at WinCo Foods and Jail

Grants Pass Police jailed a man for his violent weekend behavior both at a local supermarket and at the Josephine County Jail.

The Police Department reports officers arrested 34-year-old Jeffrey Keith Whitspeare at WinCo Foods on NE Terry Lane on Saturday shortly after 5 p.m..

Police said a WinCo manager called 9-1-1 to report an intoxicated Whitspeare was inside the store making threats and refusing to leave. They said he was detained by loss prevention and began to resist control holds, so restraints had to be used. He tried to kick officers and made threats to kill them and rape their children.

According to the report, Whitspeare was transported to the jail facility where he was placed in a restraint chair because he continued to threaten to kill police.

Jeffrey Whitspeare was eventually booked into jail on charges of Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Trespass. He was being held without bail.
Posted on 11/25/24 5:54AM by Sam Marsh