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Deputy’s Traffic Stop Results in Warrant Arrest

A Josephine County Sheriff’s Deputy’s traffic stop just after 11 Wednesday morning resulted in one warrant arrest.

The incident log simply stated the Deputy was out with one vehicle and two subjects with no other information.

One of the subjects, identified as Gary Putnam, 54, was found to have an active warrant out of Umatilla County for failure to appear on a DUII charge with bail set at $5,000. Putnam was arrested and lodged in the Josephine County jail and remained in custody Thursday morning.
Posted on 12/18/25 5:32AM by Chuck Benson