US Marshals Led Task Force Arrests Child Sex Abuse Suspect In White City (Photo)
- 03/31/26
JCSO Cases 24-3388, 25-5074
WHITE CITY, Ore. – The United States Marshals Service led Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) located and arrested a man wanted for nine local felony child sex abuse charges in White City on Monday, March 30. The suspect, Jose Francisco Gonzalez-Castaneda, 40, of Medford, had a felony warrant for five counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of first-degree sodomy, as well as one count each of second-degree sexual penetration, and second-degree sodomy. He is lodged in the Jackson County Jail. Federal authorities added additional charges after Gonzalez-Castaneda was lodged.
The arrest came when U.S. Marshals, along with Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and Central Point Police Department (CPPD) detectives located Gonzalez-Castaneda at a White City shopping center in the 7500 block of Highway 62. The task force arrested him without incident. The charges stemmed from a years-long investigation by JCSO Special Victims Unit (SVU) detectives.
PNVOTF includes personnel from the U.S. Marshals, JCSO, and CPPD. The task force specializes in locating and arresting fugitives wanted for offenses including, but not limited to, murder, assault, sex crimes, failure to register as a sex offender, firearm violations, and probation violations. There is no further information available for release.
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US Marshals Led Task Force Arrests Child Sex Abuse Suspect In White City (Photo)
- 03/31/26
JCSO Cases 24-3388, 25-5074
WHITE CITY, Ore. – The United States Marshals Service led Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) located and arrested a man wanted for nine local felony child sex abuse charges in White City on Monday, March 30. The suspect, Jose Francisco Gonzalez-Castaneda, 40, of Medford, had a felony warrant for five counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of first-degree sodomy, as well as one count each of second-degree sexual penetration, and second-degree sodomy. He is lodged in the Jackson County Jail. Federal authorities added additional charges after Gonzalez-Castaneda was lodged.
The arrest came when U.S. Marshals, along with Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and Central Point Police Department (CPPD) detectives located Gonzalez-Castaneda at a White City shopping center in the 7500 block of Highway 62. The task force arrested him without incident. The charges stemmed from a years-long investigation by JCSO Special Victims Unit (SVU) detectives.
PNVOTF includes personnel from the U.S. Marshals, JCSO, and CPPD. The task force specializes in locating and arresting fugitives wanted for offenses including, but not limited to, murder, assault, sex crimes, failure to register as a sex offender, firearm violations, and probation violations. There is no further information available for release.
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