Police say some criminals need longer jail time

By Jessica De Nova/KTVL.com

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.-Three suspects were arrested after a high-speed chase from White City to Eagle Point Tuesday night, but police said the suspected driver should’ve been behind bars, not behind the wheel.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said the stolen BMW Charles Boyd, Brittney Jenkins and Tyler McCauley rode in was filled with drugs, methamphetamine pipes, a rifle and loaded magazines.

According to Lt. Mike Budreau with the Medford Police Department, the driver, McCauley, had a similar run-in with Medford Police earlier this month.

Budreau said he knew the Jackson County Jail was packed, but said McCauley should not have had the opportunity to commit the same crime.

“After folks exhibit the behavior, they’re gonna repeatedly offend or repeatedly not show up for court … from a law enforcement standpoint, we would like to reserve the spots that we have for those individuals,” said Budreau.

Police said another example of why criminals exhibiting certain patterns needed to stay locked up was Jonathan McDonald.

According to the Medford Police Department, since March, McDonald was been arrested six times.

“We either have to re-arrest them because they fail to appear or they committed new crimes. The effort and the time that goes into that is a waste of resources,” said Budreau.

The Medford Police Dept. said every time a suspect failed to appear in court, a warrant needed to be processed– a one-hour task according to the police agency.

Budreau said police resources weren’t the only ones drained by forced releases and repeat offenders. He said repeated crimes took an emotional toll on victims.

Jeffrey Williams lived just feet from where Tuesday’s pursuit ended and said his family got quite a scare and was glad no one was on the popular pathway when the stolen car sped through it.

Williams said law enforcement worked to put these suspects behind bars and hoped they stayed there. ” […] they risk their lives. Then they go through the justice system and they seem like they just get a slap on the wrist. A lot of times it’s because of overcrowding and they call them low-risk. Obviously, this was not low-risk,” said Williams.

The Medford Police Dept. said to deal with some forced releases, the agency rented two beds from the Jackson County Jail for 0 a day. Medford Police used those beds for inmates facing municipal charges.

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By Aaron Nilsson/KTVL.comMEDFORD, Ore. — Police officers got to see a group of citizens showing their gratitude for their service.

About 40 people gathered in Medford to show their support for police officers Saturday afternoon.

Organizer, Jolie Josephson, said she’s married to a police officer and has other family and friends working in law enforcement.

Josephson said she organized the rally to show police citizens appreciate and respect them.

She said this is especially important after the killing of two officers in New York.

“I want to let them know I appreciate what they do every day and I care and want to see them all get home safe at night,” Josephson said.

Demonstrators said they stayed out waving their signs and showing their support as long as they could handle the cold.

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