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Click It or Ticket — Lane County Sheriff’s Office — Winter 2023 (Photo) – 01/27/23
Of the 23,824 passenger vehicle occupants killed in the United States in 2020, 51% were not wearing seat belts. For drivers and front-seat passengers, using a lap and shoulder belt reduces the risk of fatal injury by 60 percent in an SUV, van or pickup and by 45 percent in a car according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office, along with other agencies across Oregon will be utilizing federal grant funding to staff additional traffic safety patrols from January 30th through February 12th. Deputies will be on the lookout for improper seatbelt use and all other dangerous driving behaviors.
Please take the time to confirm that you and your children are properly restrained before setting out. Drive sober and text-free! Your lives are worth it!
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LCSO Case #23-0268 — Internet Child Sex Crimes Suspect Arrested (Photo) – 01/25/23
Lane County Sheriff’s Office detectives recently received information from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that approximately 30 separate files of child pornography had been uploaded to the internet using the messaging platform ‘Kik’ from a residence in Veneta. Detectives served a search warrant on the house and were able to develop information indicating that a former resident, 45-year-old Lon Curtis Coffey, had uploaded the images.
Detectives additionally learned that approximately two years ago, Coffey had attempted to groom an 11-year-old girl to solicit sex. With permission from the child’s guardian, detectives used the child’s Facebook account to message with the suspect. Within two days of messaging, Coffey stated he wanted to have sex with the now 13-year-old girl and advised he would drive down to the Eugene area from Albany to meet. Detectives confronted Coffey upon his arrival and he was taken into custody.
Coffey admitted to uploading the child pornography from the house in Veneta. He additionally advised he has been involved in child pornography for over 10 years and has exchanged thousands of files.
Please contact Lane County Sheriff’s Office detectives at 541-682-4150 if your child has had contact with Lon Coffey.
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23-0348 — Search Warrant served on man accused of dealing drugs to children (Photo) – 01/24/23
Earlier this month, Lane County Sheriff’s Office investigators received information about a man that was believed to be dealing drugs to children. Detectives conducted a follow up investigation and learned that the man had been allegedly parking his RV in various locations between South Eugene High School and Roosevelt Middle School and selling various drugs to juveniles in the South Eugene area He was additionally found to have been frequenting the Amazon Skate Park.
The man was identified as 47-year-old Jeremy Lee Linville.
Detectives served a search warrant on Linville and his RV in the 600blk of E. 22nd Ave. in Eugene on January 19th. During the warrant service, Linville was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and several pounds of marijuana. A stolen firearm was also found in Linville’s RV.
Linville was arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail on charges including Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Delivery of Marijuana, and Delivery of MDMA within 1,000 feet of a School.
Last night deputies and Lane County Sheriff Search and Rescue personnel responded to the Willamette River near Ferry Street Bridge to assist in the search of a person in the water. Bystanders said that a man reportedly went underwater and did not resurface. Rescuers extensively searched the area but were unable to find the man.
Sheriff Search and Rescue personnel returned to the area this morning and resumed the search. The body of a deceased male was found underwater by divers shortly after 1:00pm.
The identity of the involved has not yet been determined.
For information regarding the investigation, contact the Eugene Police Department. Questions related to LCSO Search and Rescue can be directed to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.
This morning just after 9:30am, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received the report of a school shooting threat involving a student at Crow High School. Investigators responded and learned that the involved student had made a social media post three days ago, asking other students if they would like to help shoot up the school. The involved student was identified and his parents were contacted.
Deputies took the involved juvenile into custody for Disorderly Conduct in the First Degree. He was transported to the SERBU juvenile detention facility and lodged on the listed charge. Investigators have been working closely with school officials to ensure the safety of the community. There is believed to be no ongoing threat at this time.
*UPDATE* 01/20/23
The person involved in this incident has been identified as an elementary-aged child from the Creswell area. The child was determined to have been playing with a realistic looking toy gun when the incident was reported. Creswell School District staff have been in contact with the child’s family and there is no on-going threat to the public.
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On 01/19/2023 at approximately 3:39pm, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received information from a Creswell School District employee that a person was laying in the grass near Creswell high school and possibly armed with a gun. This information had been passed second-hand to the employee, who then reported it to the Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies quickly converged on the area and began searching for the involved person utilizing available resources to include a drone. The subject, described as a white male in his teens or early twenties, was observed wearing an orange hat, camo jacket, and black pants. He is thought to be about 5’05” tall with a medium build, and long dark hair. The weapon was described as possibly being a rifle.
Deputies reviewed surveillance video that shows a subject matching the suspect description walking onto and off of the campus. A weapon was not observed in the surveillance video. Deputies extensively searched the area and the subject was not located.
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23-0364 — Missing Endangered Juvenile (Photo) – 01/18/23
UPDATE – Turner has been located.
Lane County Sheriff Search and Rescue crews are searching for 14-year-old Corbin William Turner of Elmira. Deputies learned at approximately 5:21am this morning that Turner left his residence in the 89000blk of Demming Rd. and had not returned. Turner has indications of mental illness and is likely disoriented or confused. Turner wandered away from his residence last week and spent the night outdoors without proper preparations before he was found.
Turner is described as a white male juvenile standing nearly 6’00” tall. He is approximately 140lbs and has brown hair and hazel eyes. He may be wearing a black Cabela’s jacket, blue jeans, and an American Flag baseball cap. He also might be wearing work boots.
Anyone with information regarding Turner’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541-682-4150 opt. 1.
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23-0227 – Explosion and Structure Fire Related to Illegal Butane Hash Oil Operation (Photo) – 01/12/23
On 01/12/2023 the Lane County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of multiple explosions at a property in the 38000 blk of Place Rd. near Lowell. Upon arrival it was discovered that a shop on the back of the property was engulfed in flames. Responding firefighters were able to extinguish the fire prior to it spreading to neighboring properties and surrounding forest land.
Evidence at the scene indicated that the shop was being used as a Butane Hash Oil processing site. Investigators from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on the property this afternoon. Substantial quantities of marijuana and equipment used to manufacture Butane Hash Oil were located at the property.
The property owner, 51-year-old Danny Billows Jr. is facing charges including Unlawful Manufacture Marijuana and Reckless Endangering.
Clandestine labs such as these pose an extreme hazard to the communities in which they operate. Misuse of hazardous chemicals not only carry the risk of explosion but poison the environment when not properly maintained and disposed. Had an explosion of this magnitude occurred during dry weather, the spread of fire would likely cause catastrophic impacts to the community.
Investigators from the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s Office and Lane County Land Management Division are additionally investigating this case.
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23-0194 — Missing Endangered Juvenile (Photo) – 01/10/23
*UPDATE*
Turner has been located and is now safe. We would like to thank the community for your support and the tips that were reported to us.
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Lane County Sheriff Search and Rescue crews are searching for 14-year-old Corbin William Turner of Elmira. Deputies learned at approximately 7:00pm last night that Turner left his residence in the 89000blk of Demming Rd. and had not returned. Turner has indications of mental illness and may be disoriented or confused.
Turner is described as a white male juvenile standing nearly 6’00” tall. He is approximately 140lbs and has brown hair and hazel eyes. He may be wearing camouflaged cargo pants, ‘Caterpillar’ work boots, and black baseball hat with an orange ‘Realtree’ logo on it.
Anyone with information regarding Turner’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541-682-4150 opt. 1.
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LCSO Detectives receive donation for software to assist with sex crime investigations (Photo) – 01/09/23
Lane County Sheriff’s Office detectives will soon have access to new software that will aid them in processing digital evidence.
Operation Underground Railroad, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works to protect children from sex trafficking and exploitation, has donated $3,000 to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. This donation will be used to purchase Griffeye, a software that analyzes digital evidence, including photos and videos, and can be programmed to detect illegal images such as child pornography.
Detectives currently have to manually analyze every single piece of digital evidence, an inefficient and mentally taxing process. The donation will fund the software purchase for two years and should result in more efficient detection and analysis of digital evidence.
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23-0151 — Missing Endangered Person (Photo) – 01/08/23
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 83-year-old Clarence Taylor of Mapleton. He goes by the name of ‘Chuck’. Taylor has dementia and is believed to have wandered away from his residence in the 88000blk of Chestnut St. in Mapleton sometime late last night.
Taylor is described as a white male adult standing approximately 5’09” and weighing approximately 165lbs. He has brown eyes, gray hair and a gray beard. He was last seen wearing a green puffy jacket and blue jeans. He is also hard of hearing.
A male similar to Taylor’s description was sighted in the Whitaker Creek area earlier today. It is not confirmed if the male sighted was actually Taylor.
Anyone with information regarding Taylor’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541-682-4150.
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