Honk News (Jackson County, OR) – A suspect facing a warrant with multiple charges related to child sex abuse reportedly took their own life over the weekend after a short standoff with law enforcement, as stated by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO).
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 36-year-old man from Grants Pass, Franklin Jame Hodson, was involved in a domestic dispute on March 16, during which he allegedly threatened a woman with a gun on Orr Drive in rural Central Point, Oregon.
Authorities reported that law enforcement discovered Hodson’s location and tried to apprehend him, but he managed to escape in a vehicle; this occurred around 2:10 p.m., according to JCSO.
Not long after, deputies from the JCSO and US Marshals executed a high-risk traffic stop at the junction of Orr Drive and Table Rock Rd.
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The Sheriff’s Office reports that Hodson is sought in California on 15 charges related to child sex abuse, including a felony warrant for 10 counts of lewd and lascivious acts involving a child under 14, as well as five counts of oral copulation with a child under 14.