Felon Arrested, Released Following Downtown Foot Pursuit
A man with a felony warrant was arrested by Grants Pass Police after a foot pursuit downtown.
On Wednesday around 2:24 p.m., the suspect, Aleksandr Uchytil, was heading westbound on A Street before going northbound on 5th Street. Law enforcement called the nearby Presbyterian Church to see if he ran inside the building.
Church staff and officers checked and cleared the north side and the playground, before they found Uchytil on the south side of the building heading towards 6th Street. Officers soon tracked him down behind Rogue Barbers and held him at gunpoint.
Uchytil was wanted by the Grants Pass Police Department for a First Degree Theft warrant. He was taken into custody, and also trespassed from The Kitchen Company.
Officers transported and lodged Uchytil in the Josephine County Jail for his active felony warrant, but was later released due to a lack of resources.
Posted on 2/26/26 11:55AM by Alex Bauer
