GP Police Nabbed Man for DUII while Investigating Domestic Violence Calls
Grants Pass Police arrested a motorist for impaired driving while investigating a possible domestic violence incident at the Williams Highway Plaza late yesterday.
The Police Department reports officers responded to several calls regarding a male and female who appeared to be fighting in a Dodge sedan parked near Safeway on Tuesday at 5:40 p.m..
Police said callers reported that the male driver -- later identified as 60-year-old Clint Edward Robertson -- appeared to be intoxicated and his female passenger -- identified as "Melody Hefner" -- was yelling for others to call 9-1-1.
According to the report, Hefner did not want to call 9-1-1 herself because she knew Robertson would be arrested.
Officers said Robertson was still in the driver's seat when they contacted him and he displayed obvious signs of impairment. They said was unable to safely perform field sobriety tests as he could barely stand up. He was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants.
GPPD was aware of a history of domestic violence between Robertson and Hefner, so they contacted the Women's Crisis Support Team to assist her.
Posted on 5/21/25 11:29AM by Sam Marsh
