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able to deploy spike strips, deflating one of
the vehicle’s tires and slowing it down. A
deputy then conducted a Pursuit Intervention
Technique (PIT) to stop the vehicle in
the 80900 block of Territorial Road. Two
occupants were initially detained.
The driver, Timothy Robert Graham,
43, of Junction City, was cited for multiple
traffic violations and arrested on the
following charges and warrants:
- Attempt to Elude by Vehicle
- Reckless Driving
- Reckless Endangering
- Felon in Possession of a Restricted
Weapon
- Warrant for Failure to Appear - Unlawful
Use of a Vehicle, out of Klamath County.
The passenger was released and
provided with a ride from the scene. The
Lane County Sheriff’s Office would like to
thank Oregon State Police for their assistance
with this incident. LCSO Case #24-5977
DUI Injury Crash on Bob
Straub PKWY
Springfield, OR -- On Friday, November
8th at about 4 a.m., Lane County Sheriff’s
deputies and fire personnel responded
to a two-vehicle crash in the area of Bob
Straub Parkway and S. 57th Street. The
crash involved a 2023 semi-truck and a
2023 Jeep Gladiator. Initial investigation
revealed the semi was driving south on Bob
Straub Parkway when the Jeep entered the
intersection without braking for the stop sign
and struck the side of the semi.
Both drivers were injured. A light
pole was knocked down in the crash, and the
roadway was closed for about an hour as a
tow company worked to tow away the semi.
The driver of the Jeep, identified
as Johan Xiomara Gergen Suarez, 45, of
Springfield, was transported to an area
hospital by ambulance. After investigating,
deputies cited Suarez in lieu of custody for
Driving Under the Influence. LCSO Case
#24-5978
Thief Arrested,
Recovered Stolen
Property in Fall Creek
Fall Creek, OR -- On Monday, November
4th, a Lane County Sheriff’s deputy
discovered stolen property for sale online
from a recent trailer theft. The seller, Joshua
Adam Hemion, 46, agreed to meet with a
deputy posing as a potential buyer in the Fall
Creek area.
Hemion arrived late, but was met by
a deputy and trooper as soon as he stepped
out of his car. Hemion was detained without
Douglas, Lane Counties & Statewide
incident, and was found to be in possession
of stolen property. He additionally had
multiple warrants for his arrest. Hemion was
arrested and transported to the Lane County
Jail where he was lodged on the following
warrants:
- Failure to Appear – Theft in the 3rd
Degree, out of Oregon City Police
Department
- Failure to Appear – Theft in the 2nd
Degree, out of Springfield Police
Department
- Failure to Appear – Assault 4 APA,
Harassment, False Information to Police,
out of Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
- Failure to Appear – Criminal Mischief in
the 1st Degree, Unlawful Use of a Motor
Vehicle, Unlawful Entry into a Motor
Vehicle, out of Washington County Sheriff’s
Office
The investigation regarding the
stolen trailer is ongoing. LCSO Case #24-
5907
Registered Sex Offender
Arrested
Lane County, OR -- On Tuesday, October
22, 2024, at about 8 a.m., detectives with
the Lane County Sheriff’s Office served a
search warrant at a residence in the 43000
block of McKenzie Hwy. The search
warrant was the result of a months-long
investigation by the Internet Crimes Against
Children (ICAC) Task Force, focusing on
child exploitation.
The suspect, William Harold Berry
III, was a registered sex offender on post-
prison supervision for a prior felony
conviction of Unlawful Penetration in the
First Degree. Berry was arrested during the
service of the warrant. During the search,
detectives seized several electronic storage
devices, multiple firearms, and body armor.
Berry was transported to the Lane County
Jail without incident and lodged on the
following charges:
- 10 counts of Encouraging Child Sex
Abuse in the 1st Degree
- 10 counts of Encouraging Child Sex
Abuse in the 2nd Degree
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office
received critical assistance during this
investigation from Homeland Security
Investigations (HSI) Special Agents, Eugene
Police Department ICAC Detectives, the
Oregon Department of Justice, and Lane
County Parole & Probation.
This arrest is part of an ongoing
effort by local and federal law enforcement
agencies to combat child exploitation
and protect vulnerable members of our
community. The investigation is ongoing,
and no further details are available at this
time. LCSO Case #24-1435
Events and Entertainment
FOURTH SATURDAYS
Old-Time Fiddle Jam Year-Round) ....
NEXT ONE WILL BE DEC 28th
FOURTH SATURDAYS
Noon – 3 pm at Sutherlin Senior
Center, 202 East Central Avenue,
Sutherlin, OR.
Please come to the Oregon Old-Time
Fiddlers District Finger Foods Potluck
and Jam on the Fourth Saturday, Year-
Round. The Jam runs from Noon til
3 pm at Sutherlin Senior Center, 202
East Central Avenue, Sutherlin, OR.
Open to fiddlers, listeners, pickers &
dancers alike. Coffee....cookies...Do
nations kindly accepted. Sponsored
by District 10 of the Oregon Oldtime
Fiddlers’ Assn. Ample paved parking
in the back. Handicapped parking
accessible. INFO: 541-430-2080 or
jude999s@gmail.com
SUNDAY DECEMBER 8 from 1 - 3
PM
Guitarist Joe Ross plays Latin and
Smooth Jazz at SPIRE MOUNTAIN
CELLARS 1 – 3 pm at SPIRE
MOUNTAIN CELLARS during the
Winery Club’s Pick-Up Party! Spire
Mountain Cellars is at the foothill
of Tyee Mountain in Oakland at 774
Hidden Meadows Ln, Oakland, OR
97462. INFO: 541-670-9120 or 541-
580-1999
FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 from 6
- 8 pm
Accordionist Rey Wanamaker &
Guitarist Joe Ross at the TOYS
FOR TOTS SPAGHETTI FEED
FUNDRAISER at Callahan Village,
1801 NW Garden Valley Blvd,
Roseburg, OR 97471
Support the Toys for Tots Program
by coming to the Spaghetti Feed
Fundraiser at Callahan Village! Open
to the public. Call 673-4500 to RSVP.
Live holiday music will be provided
by Rey Wanamaker & Joe Ross.
SAT DECEMBER 14
Sunny Sky Boys at the Umpqua
Valley Farmer’s Market
Always on SECOND SATURDAYS
from 10:30 am-12:30 pm (unless
otherwise indicated)
500 Block of SE Jackson Street,
Downtown Roseburg, Or 97471
http://www.uvfarmersmarket.com/
https://www.facebook.com/UmpquaV
alleyFarmersMarket
(541) 530-6200
uvfmmanager@gmail.com
The Sunny Sky Boys will be jammin’
on guitar and mandolin from 10:
30 am – 12:30 pm at the Umpqua
Valley Farmer’s Market! Award-
winning guitarist Jerry Ashford &
mandolinist Joe Ross play a lively
variety of Hillbilly Jazz, Classic
Country, Bluegrass Hoedown, and
Western Swing music. Special guests
often sit in with them on bass, fiddle,
banjo and/or vocals. Open every
Saturday, year-round, 9 am -1 pm.
Produce, plants, artisan crafts, soaps,
jams, hummus, kombucha, handmade
pottery, local honey, jewelry, food,
baked goods, woodworking, candles,
soaps, spices, flowers, all produced
in & around Douglas County.
Local producers come together
every Saturday at this family event
that promotes thinking locally and
supporting your neighbors.
DOUGLAS COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS CHRISTMAS
CRAFTS FAIR
Guitarist Joe Ross will present
his “Have Yourself a Jazzy Little
Christmas!” show at the Douglas
County Fair’s Christmas Crafts Fair!
5 – 7 pm on Friday 12/6/24 in the
Douglas Hall foyer
INFO about the jazzy guitar holiday
show, call/text Joe (670-9120) or
email rossjoe@hotmail.com. The
event is sponsored by Douglas
Community Credit Union. For more
info on the Fairground’s Christmas
Crafts Fair, pls go to http://www.doug
lasfairgrounds.com
Accordion Club of Roseburg
Perform on three occasions at the
Douglas County Fair’s Christmas
Crafts Fair!
11 - 1 on Friday 12/6/24 in the
Douglas Hall foyer
10 - 12 on Sat 12/7/24 in the Douglas
Hall foyer
11 - 1 on Sunday 12/8/24 in the
Douglas Hall foyer
INFO about the Accordion Club, call
Rey (680-0516) or Karen (784-1911).
The event is sponsored by Douglas
Community Credit Union. For more
info on the Fairground’s Christmas
Crafts Fair, pls go to http://www.doug
lasfairgrounds.com
Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers’
Association
Performs at the Douglas County
Fair’s Christmas Crafts Fair! 1:30
– 4:30 pm on Friday 12/6/24 in the
Conference Hall foyer. For INFO
about the Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers,
call Jude (430-2080) or Chris (391-
3021)). The event is sponsored by
Douglas Community Credit Union.
For more info on the Fairground’s
Christmas Crafts Fair, pls go to http:
//www.douglasfairgrounds.com
The Sunny Sky Boys
(Jerry Ashford & Joe Ross) will
perform on guitar and mandolin at
the Douglas County Fair’s Christmas
Crafts Fair! Expect a lot of holiday
classics with bluegrassy, western
swingy and hillbilly jazzy flavorings.
11 - 1 on Sat 12/7/24 in the
Conference Hall foyer. FOR
INFO about the Sunny Sky Boys,
call/text Joe (670-9120) or email
rossjoe@hotmail.com. The event is
sponsored by Douglas Community
Credit Union. For more info on the
Fairground’s Christmas Crafts Fair,
pls go to http://www.douglasfairgrou
nds.com
THIRD SUNDAY BLUEGRASS
JAM (Year-Round)
NEXT ONE WILL BE DEC 15th
Sutherlin Senior Center, (202 East
Central Ave., Sutherlin, OR 1 – 4 PM
Third Sunday Jam from 1 – 4 p.m at
the Sutherlin Senior Center (202 East
Central Ave., Sutherlin. Come to the
THIRD SUNDAY Bluegrass Jam
- 1 PM till 4 PM. You’ll know you
are there when you hear the music!
Open to listeners and pickers alike.
All levels encouraged. Refreshments -
Donations kindly accepted. Sponsored
by the Oregon Bluegrass Association
- Roseburg Chapter (a 501c3 non-
profit organization). DIRECTIONS
TO SUTHERLIN SENIOR CENTER
(202 E. Central Ave., Sutherlin, OR.
97479). Take Exit 136 off I-5. Go east
for 1.4 miles. Turn right on Umpqua
St. (at City Hall) and immediately left
into the parking lot. Enter the Senior
Center from the parking lot - up the
concrete wheelchair ramp. More
information, please call LIZ at 541-
679-0553 or lizcrain42@gmail.com.
http://www.oregonbluegrass.org/