Trooper Traffic Stop Nets Alleged I.D. Thief
Sunday afternoon at 2:19 an Oregon State Trooper stopped a silver Ford Fusion for traffic violation and arrested one of the passengers.
The stop was on Highway 199 at milepost 4 in the northbound lane. During the investigation it was discovered one of the passengers possibly had a valid warrant for his arrest.
His identity was confirmed as Chance Vaughn Edward Kersten, 33, of Selma. The warrant listed two charges, one for identity theft and one for aggravated I.D theft. He was lodged in the Josephine County Jail with the cash bond listed as $110, 000.
The Ford's driver, 34-year-old Jamie Lee Hopson, was issued warnings for her traffic violations.
