Josephine County Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Fatal Punch at Bar
A Josephine County man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after being convicted of throwing a fatal punch at a Grants Pass bar in December 2022.
Josephine County Circuit Court Judge Brandon Thueson sentenced 43-year-old Todd Andrew Heckers to 100 months in prison for the incident at the Wonder Bur in downtown Grants Pass.
Heckers was convicted of 2nd-Degree Manslaughter and 2nd-Degree Assault for fatally punching 75-year-old Claude Hayes and head-butting another 75-year-old man during the same incident.
Heckers was an off-duty bartender at the Wonder Bur, which was shut down by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) shortly after the fatal attack. It has since reopened under new management.
Following sentencing, Heckers was lodged at the Josephine County Jail, pending transfer to the Oregon Department of Corrections.
Posted on 6/18/25 6:32AM by Sam Marsh
