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OSP Arrested Suspect Flagging Down Interstate Traffic on Two Warrants

Oregon State Police conducted a welfare check on a man flagging down traffic Thursday.

At 4:32 p.m., the suspect, Timothy Cooper, 66, of Grants Pass, was contacted by a trooper on Interstate 5 at milepost 55. It was found that Cooper had two warrants out for his arrest from both Douglas and Jackson Counties.

His charges were DUII, and Probation Violation. Both warrants were cleared, and the trooper took Cooper into custody. He was subsequently lodged in the Josephine County Jail.
Posted on 1/30/26 1:19PM by Alex Bauer