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OSP Snared Merlin Man for Outstanding Warrant after Interstate 5 Stop in GP

The Oregon State Police arrested a Merlin man on an outstanding warrant after an Interstate 5 traffic stop in Grants Pass yesterday.

According to OSP, troopers pulled over a Chevrolet pickup driven by 40-year-old Joshua John Brower in the northbound lanes of I-5 near milepost 56 on Thursday at 1:48 p.m..

Troopers said they stopped Brower for traffic violations, quickly discovered that he was wanted on a Douglas County warrant for 2nd-Degree Theft and detained him.

Brower was eventually cited to appear in court and released. He was also warned for the traffic violations.
Posted on 8/8/25 10:25AM by Sam Marsh