Authorities Bust Southern Oregon Burglary Ring Targeting Marijuana Businesses
After a year-long investigation, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office busted a burglary ring targeting licensed marijuana businesses in Jackson and Josephine counties. The Sheriff's Office reports the suspects committed 16 known burglaries at local marijuana farms and storage facilities from April 2023 to June 2024. The suspects accumulated 65 total criminal charges during their crime spree. Deputies, detectives and the Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) served two simultaneous search warrants on August 13th at locations in Central Point -- the 1,000-block of Glengrove Avenue and in the 500-block of Mazama Street. Search warrants were also served at two storage units in the 1400-block of 2nd Avenue in Gold Hill. The Oregon State Police assisted with the search warrants which resulted in the arrests of three suspects and the seizure of burglary evidence, eight firearms and 520 pounds of marijuana. The suspects are 35-year-old Mitchell Jeffrey King of Central Point, 31-year-old Dylan Buck McNerney of Central Point and 48-year-old Kenneth Alan Parker, II, of Gold Hill. The 65 charges included 32 for King, 23 for Parker and 10 for McNerney. Parker was also charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The case is under further investigation with detectives following additional leads. It has been referred to the Jackson County District Attorney's Office for prosecution. Additional charges from the Josephine County burglaries will likely be added at later time.
Posted on 8/16/24 7:01AM by Sam Marsh