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GP Police Arrested Man Walking in Traffic for Meth Possession, Disorderly Conduct

Grants Pass Police arrested a man reported to be walking in traffic Sunday morning.

The suspect, Cross Shadow Thornton, was in the area of NW A Street and NW 5th Street when officers contacted him around 8:26 a.m. He had been walking in the lane of travel walking towards the officer's vehicle.

Thornton was in an excited state and began to walk away after being contacted. He was then taken into custody and found to be in possession of a glass pipe which field tested presumptive positive for the presence of meth.

Law enforcement transported and lodged Thornton in the Josephine County Jail for Meth Possession and Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree.
Posted on 11/17/25 2:06PM by Alex Bauer