JMET 2024 Stats (Photo)
-01/21/25
Release Date: January 21, 2025
INCIDENT DATE: January 1st – December 31st, 2024
REPORTING DEPUTY: Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET)
DETAILS: From January 1st – December 31st, 2024, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office conducted 40 search warrants on alleged illegal marijuana cultivation operations within Josephine County. Many of these operations have been conducted in partnership with other law enforcement agencies. The operations have also been assisted by Josephine County Public Health & Building Safety, the Josephine County Watermaster and Department of Environmental Quality, and the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
In 2024 JMET seized:
Total Plants: 41,673
Firearms: 57
Cash: $250,193
Equipment: multiple vehicles, generators, and heavy machinery
Additionally, JMET destroyed over 8,000 pounds of illegally processed marijuana.
The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is committed to protecting with courage and serving with compassion as we work to rid our community of illegal marijuana operations. We encourage citizens of Josephine County to utilize the JMET tip line (541-474-5252) to report any suspected illicit marijuana activity within our county to assist and contribute to the continued success of the Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team. If you call the tip line, please leave your name and contact information. All information will remain confidential.
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UPDATE: LOCATED -- Missing Person: Sharp, Jamie (Photo)
-01/18/25
1/18/25 7:15PM UPDATE: Jamie has been located.
Missing Person : Jamie Lee Sharp
Case #: 25-1297
Date of Report: 01/18/2025
Age: 36
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Height: 6'
Weight: 170
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Information: Jaime Sharp was reported missing since Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Sharp was last known to be driving this red Saturn with Idaho license plate 1APRF4U. Sharp left the Merlin area during the evening hours on the 15th and has not been in touch with family since. It is unknown what he was wearing but he likely had on a black denim style jacket. Sharp does not have a phone and it is unknown where he may have gone. Please call the Sheriff’s Office if you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Jaime.
Please contact the Josephine County Sheriff's Office with any information: 541-474-5123
Missing Runaway - Herren, William (Photo)
-01/17/25
Missing Runaway - William Herren
Case: 25-1199
Age: 15
Sex: Male
Race: White
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 130
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Information: On January 16, 2025, William Herren was reported as a runaway from the Cave Junction area. There is concern he will try to travel to Portland. He may be trying to conceal his face with a blue or black bandana. He is wearing clothing similar to the above photo and may have a black backpack with him.
Please contact Josephine County Sheriff's Office with any information. 541-474-5123
UPDATE : Located — Missing Person : Gairson, Cecilya (Photo)
-01/01/25
UPDATE: Cecilya has been located safely.
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Missing Person - Attempt to Locate
Case: 25-0005
Name: Cecilya "CC" Gairson
Age: 11
Sex: Female
Race: White
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 135
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Cecilya was last seen at her residence on 12/31/24 at 8:45pm. She was wearing a black hoodie, red and black pajama pants and black shoes. She has a hoop nose ring and brown shoulder length hair with red steaks.
Please contact the Josephine County Sheriff's Office with any information. 541-474-5123
International Apprehension Of Wanted Subject
-12/31/24
RELEASE DATE: December 31, 2024
INCIDENT: International Apprehension of Wanted Subject
INCIDENT DATE: December 17th, 2024
REPORTING DEPUTY: Detective Sergeant Henrich
ARRESTED: Shawn Christian Higbee, DOB: 05/29/1983
CHARGES: Sodomy 1
DETAILS: Over the last several months, our Josephine County Sheriff’s Office Crimes Analyst has been working with the United States Marshals Service (USMS) in an attempt to locate a wanted subject, Shawn Higbee, for the crime of Sodomy 1.
Higbee has had an arrest warrant out of Josephine County since 2019. Higbee had been able to evade apprehension. It was discovered by our analyst that Higbee had fled to Cambodia and had been there for several years. Higbee’s exact location was pinpointed in Cambodia, through the dedicated hard work, training and experience of the analyst. That information was relayed to the USMS, who turned the information over to their international apprehension team.
On December 17th, 2024, Higbee was taken into custody. Higbee is currently lodged in a Cambodian jail and is awaiting extradition back to the United States. Once in country, he will be transported to the Josephine County Jail to face further prosecution regarding the crime of Sodomy 1.
At the time of this press release no further details are being released.
