Instructional Assistants Arrested Following Investigation Into Student Injuries - 02/13/26

ROSEBURG, Ore. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has arrested two Instructional Assistants from the Roseburg School District following an investigation into suspicious injuries to a child.

On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, deputies were notified by school administrators that two students in the Developmental Learning Center at Fremont Middle School had sustained injuries during the school day. The students' guardians sought medical care. It was discovered that one student had sustained broken bones and another had sustained a laceration requiring sutures.

Deputies began an investigation, conducting interviews and reviewing available evidence. It was determined that during a physical education segment of the curriculum, both students were observed at different times playing behind large rolled-up mats next to a wall.

The first incident occurred when 60-year-old Brian Joseph Marsters of Roseburg, an instructional assistant employed by the school, allegedly ran at a high rate of speed and slammed into the mat, pinning the first child between the mat and the wall and resulting in injury.

Upon further investigation, deputies confirmed the second child was injured in a similar manner when another instructional assistant, 23-year-old Erich Michael Hoque of Roseburg, engaged in similar conduct, injuring the second victim.

Deputies contacted Marsters and Hoque. Both individuals denied participating in any activities that would have caused the injuries or having any knowledge that the students had sustained injuries. Marsters and Hoque were taken into custody without incident and transported to the Douglas County Jail, where they were both lodged on charges of Assault in the Fourth Degree and Official Misconduct in the First Degree.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office appreciates the cooperation of the Roseburg School District during this investigation.

UPDATE: Mr. Callaway Located Safe (Photo) - 01/22/26

UPDATED RELEASE 01/22/2025 9:15 PM

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office was able to locate Mr. Callaway at a family member's residence in the State of Missouri. He is safe and no longer considered a missing person. The Sheriff's Office would like to thank the community for their assistance and concern in locating Mr. Callaway. No further information or updates are expected. 

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ORIGINAL RELEASE 01/22/2025 2:19 PM

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is seeking public assistance in locating a missing Reedsport-area man who was last seen leaving an RV park earlier this month. 

George Curtis Callaway, age 70, of Reedsport, was reported missing to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, January 22, 2026. He was last seen on Thursday, January 15, 2026, when he departed the Salmon Harbor RV Park in Reedsport and turned northbound onto Highway 101. Callaway told family members he was traveling to Missouri to visit relatives. 

Callaway is described as a white male, standing 5'8" tall, weighing approximately 180 pounds, with blue eyes and a bald head. He is believed to be driving a 30-foot, white 1996 Coachmen RV with blue stripes, bearing Oregon license plate HD25929. 

Family members report that Callaway has memory issues and medical conditions that require medication. He has not contacted family or friends since his departure and has been unreachable by cell phone. An Oregon Missing Endangered Person Alert (MEPA) has been activated. 

The Sheriff's Office is asking anyone who may have seen Callaway or his vehicle, or who has information regarding his whereabouts, to contact the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at (541) 440-4471, referencing case number 26-0194.

Fatal Vehicle Crash - 01/16/26

DRAIN, Ore. - The Sheriff's Office responded to a fatal two-vehicle traffic crash on Elkhead Road during the early morning hours of January 14, 2026. 

Preliminary investigation indicates a 2001 Toyota RAV, driven by Donald Lawrence Brown, 89, of Drain, was traveling westbound on Elkhead Road when the vehicle drifted into the eastbound lane for reasons unknown. The Toyota collided with a 2025 Mazda four-door sedan driven by 72-year-old Patricia Hail Haley, also of Drain, who was traveling eastbound. 

Mr. Brown was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Haley sustained injuries and was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center for treatment. 

There were no initial indications that intoxicants were a factor in the crash. The incident remains under investigation. 

The Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by North Douglas County Fire & EMS and the Douglas County MEdical Examiner's Office. 

Next of kin notification has been made.