2/1/26 - Lane County Sheriff’s K9 Locates Trespasser, Investigation Leads To Felon In Possession Of A Firearm And Drugs (Photo) - 02/03/26
On February 1st at 4:30 in the morning, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 90800 block of Highway 99, north of Eugene, for a report of two trespassers on a large business property. Deputies contacted a male, Ryan Howard Pruett, 37, of Eugene, in a vehicle nearby, but could not determine he was one of the trespassers.
K9 Tito was deployed, and despite the pouring rain he quickly led deputies to a cluster of cars on the property and alerted. Deputies announced themselves, and the person hiding, Olivia Mae Johnston, 35, of Eugene, was detained. Pruett was determined to be involved in the original call.
Deputies located Pruett again, and he was detained as well. Deputies then observed a firearm in the vehicle. As Pruett is a felon, deputies authored a search warrant for the vehicle, which was granted by a judge.
During the search of the vehicle, deputies located ammunition and methamphetamine in addition to the pistol. After additional investigation, Johnston was arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail for Trespass in the 2nd Degree. Pruett was arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of Methamphetamine – Misdemeanor.
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Eugene Arrests,
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