GP Police Arrested One after Reported WinCo Parking Lot Drug Deal
Two men were observed smoking a substance out of foil in the WinCo parking lot, leading to one arrest by Grants Pass Police.
Tuesday morning, loss prevention from the 231 NE Terry Lane grocery store reported one man parked in a recreational vehicle on the Fairview side of the parking lot, and another on the nearby sidewalk. Both were smoking an unknown substance around 6:18 a.m., and the man in the RV had been asked to leave an hour prior.
The caller had watched one of the men buy drugs from a subject in a sedan, and believed he captured the deal on camera. The suspect then proceeded to get in the passenger seat of the sedan parked near the sidewalk. The suspect in the RV left the location around 6:47 a.m.
Officers arrived to find the sedan still at the scene. The suspect in the passenger seat was contacted and found to have an active warrant. His name was confirmed as David Xaros, and his Josephine County Sheriff's Office warrant charged him with Child Neglect, and Possession of Methamphetamine.
He was trespassed from the WinCo, and arrested on his warrant. He consented to a search which lead officers to charge him with Meth Possession. Xaros was transported to the Adult Jail Facility. Jail logs show he was lodged for First Degree Child Neglect, two Possession and one Delivery of Meth charges, and an out-of-county hold warrant.
Posted on 7/1/26 1:02PM by Alex Bauer
