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GP Police Arrested Felon for Two Crimes after Alarm at Rogue Truss Systems

Grants Pass Police arrested a felon for two crimes after he was caught prowling inside a fenced area of Rogue Truss Systems late last night.

According to the Police Department, officers arrested 46-year-old Jon Michael Wigelsworth on the property in the 1700-block of Dowell Road on Thursday at 11:50 p.m.. The suspect had entered the property and set off an alarm.

Police said Wigelsworth accessed Rogue Truss Systems via an unfenced portion of the property, helped himself to hand tools valued at more than $100 and filled his pockets with the stolen items.

After being detained by officers, Wigelsworth was found to be in possession of brass knuckles. He is a convicted felon prohibited from possessing any weapons.

Wigelsworth was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Felon in Possession of a Restricted Weapon and 2nd-Degree Theft. He was being held without bail.
Posted on 1/3/25 11:24AM by Sam Marsh