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Barricade Incident On Church Street - 03/29/26

On March 28, 2026 officers from the Ashland Police Department were dispatched to 137 Church Street for a complaint of a trespasser inside a vacant home. On arrival officers contacted a man who was armed with a axe who refused to come outside. The man stated that he was additionally armed with firearms and explosives and that the only way he would vacate the property was if fatal force were used. Additionally, the man stated that he would use the explosives to set the residence on fire if removed.

 

APD reached out to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, which responded while officers continued to try to convince the suspect to exit the house. Upon arrival JCSO negotiators continued to communicate with the suspect in an attempt to bring the situation to a peaceful conclusion.

 

APD officers prepared and applied for a search warrant, which was granted. Because of the ongoing threats to use explosives to set the house of fire, which would have posed a major risk to the neighborhood, members of the SWAT team initiated contact with the suspect at approximately 5:00 p.m.

 

As the SWAT team was making contact the suspect used accelerants in his possession to set the house on fire. The suspect then exited the interior onto a roof of the house, where SWAT team members used a ladder to contact him and take him into custody.

 

Members of Ashland Fire & Rescue were on scene already, staged, and were able to quickly address the fire in the house, however the house did incur heavy damage from the fire due to the use of accelerants in igniting the blaze.

 

The suspect was taken into custody, having sustained significant burn injuries, and is currently being treated at an area hospital. The suspect will be lodged at the Jackson County Jail after release from the hospital. The suspect remains in custody and under guard while at the hospital.

 

The suspect is identified as Fedish Llewellyn Ford, 41 years old, California transient. He will be lodged on charges of Arson 1st Degree, Burglary 1st Degree, Trespass 2nd Degree and Criminal Mischief 1st Degree

 

In addition to the Sheriff’s Office and Ashland Fire & Rescue, APD was assisted by members of the Talent and Phoenix Police Departments, as well as the Jackson County District Attorney’s office. APD is grateful for partnerships we have with these agencies as well as all area emergency response agencies.

 

Barricade Incident On Church Street - 03/29/26

On March 28, 2026 officers from the Ashland Police Department were dispatched to 137 Church Street for a complaint of a trespasser inside a vacant home. On arrival officers contacted a man who was armed with a axe who refused to come outside. The man stated that he was additionally armed with firearms and explosives and that the only way he would vacate the property was if fatal force were used. Additionally, the man stated that he would use the explosives to set the residence on fire if removed.

 

APD reached out to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, which responded while officers continued to try to convince the suspect to exit the house. Upon arrival JCSO negotiators continued to communicate with the suspect in an attempt to bring the situation to a peaceful conclusion.

 

APD officers prepared and applied for a search warrant, which was granted. Because of the ongoing threats to use explosives to set the house of fire, which would have posed a major risk to the neighborhood, members of the SWAT team initiated contact with the suspect at approximately 5:00 p.m.

 

As the SWAT team was making contact the suspect used accelerants in his possession to set the house on fire. The suspect then exited the interior onto a roof of the house, where SWAT team members used a ladder to contact him and take him into custody.

 

Members of Ashland Fire & Rescue were on scene already, staged, and were able to quickly address the fire in the house, however the house did incur heavy damage from the fire due to the use of accelerants in igniting the blaze.

 

The suspect was taken into custody, having sustained significant burn injuries, and is currently being treated at an area hospital. The suspect will be lodged at the Jackson County Jail after release from the hospital. The suspect remains in custody and under guard while at the hospital.

 

The suspect is identified as Fedish Llewellyn Ford, 41 years old, California transient. He will be lodged on charges of Arson 1st Degree, Burglary 1st Degree, Trespass 2nd Degree and Criminal Mischief 1st Degree

 

In addition to the Sheriff’s Office and Ashland Fire & Rescue, APD was assisted by members of the Talent and Phoenix Police Departments, as well as the Jackson County District Attorney’s office. APD is grateful for partnerships we have with these agencies as well as all area emergency response agencies.