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Hours Long Standoff Leads to Arrest of Barricaded South Medford Suspect Wanted for 18 Child Sex Crimes

JCSO Case 23-3977

MEDFORD, Ore. – A suspect wanted for 18 counts of child sex crimes is in jail today after an hours-long standoff with local law enforcement in south Medford. The Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) arrested the barricaded suspect Thursday, April 2 at a residence in the 3400 block of South Pacific Highway in Medford. JCSO was assisted on scene by the Oregon Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ODOJ ICAC), Medford Police Department (MPD), and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

photo courtesy of JCSO

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