JoCo Sheriff's Deputies Apprehended Woman Wandering on U.S. 199 on Warrant
Josephine County Sheriff's deputies lodged a woman on a Medford Police Department warrant after two welfare checks were requested.
One call to 911 reported the woman was walking in the middle of the road in the 3100 block of Walnut Avenue. The caller requested a welfare check, saying the woman had stepped in front of their vehicle while heading towards Prairie Lane.
The next report to dispatch said the woman was on Redwood Highway. The caller had picked the woman up and dropped her off at the Jerome Prairie area. A welfare check was requested, as the woman was wandering in circles and kept going into the highway.
Deputies were able to locate the suspect south of Helms Road on U.S. Highway 199. According to the police report, the woman, Lisa Jones-Stearns, had been walking down the side of the highway while drinking from a beer can.
She was found to be wanted on a Medford Police Department Felony Warrant for Underlying First Degree Burglary. Deputies lodged Jones-Stearns in the Josephine County Jail.
Posted on 5/11/26 1:57PM by Alex Bauer
