Suspect Attempts to Flee on Bike, Arrested for Warrant, Escape, Resisting Arrest
Grants Pass Police arrested a man after he tried to flee on his bicycle Thursday afternoon.
Officers attempted to take Justis Cory into custody after locating him at Resting Site 6 North. He then began heading northbound from the 714 NW 6th Street site on his bike.
Cory was stopped and taken into custody, despite his resistance and attempts to escape. Officers conducted a consent search and found a baggie with residue that tested presumptive positive for meth. A charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance was referred to the District Attorney's Office.
Cory was transported to the Josephine County Jail, where he was lodged for Escape in the Third Degree, Resisting Arrest, and a warrant charging him with Third Degree Theft. His bike was logged for safekeeping.
Posted on 1/30/26 11:39AM by Alex Bauer
