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Suicide - 12/18/24

On December 17, 2024, about 7:30am detectives and patrol officers with the Roseburg Police Department attempted to make contact and arrest 47-year-old Eric Iaron Bobo, regarding a sexual assault.

As officers on scene attempted contact with Bobo, they heard what sounded like a single gunshot from inside Bobo’s vehicle.  After several attempts and no communication from Bobo, a drone was deployed and observed no movement from Bobo inside the vehicle.

Officers approached the vehicle and determined Bobo was deceased from a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound. Detectives and the Douglas County Medicolegal Death Investigator took over the scene.

The alleyway between the 900 block of S.E. Pine and S.E. Stephens streets was affected for approximately two hours.  There is no ongoing threat to the public and no additional information will be provided at this time.

The Roseburg Police department would like to thank the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Umpqua Valley Ambulance for their assistance.

U.S. Marshals Service assist Roseburg P.D. in fugitive apprehension effort. - 12/06/24

In May of 2022, Jerry Lee Thacker, now a 57-year-old Roseburg man, was arrested on charges of Rape, Sodomy, Unlawful Sexual Penetration and Sexual Abuse. The alleged victim was a 13-year-old juvenile female and Roseburg resident. On January 9, 2024, Thacker failed to appear for trial resulting in a warrant for his arrest. The Roseburg Police Department began an investigation into Thacker’s whereabouts at that time. Using intelligence gathered during that effort, investigators came to believe Thacker fled to Knoxville, Tennessee and was living with a family member. Our agency reached out to the U.S. Marshals Service in Oregon and requested assistance in apprehending Thacker. The U.S. Marshals Service agreed to take the case and within a short period of time, located Thacker and served the warrant by taking Thacker into custody in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. Thacker was lodged at the Knox County Jail in Tennessee pending extradition. The Roseburg Police Department is very appreciative for the assistance of The U.S. Marshals Service in this case.