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**CORRECTION** MADRAS POLICE INVESTIGATING DEATH AT HOMELESS CAMP IN MADRAS
This release was updated at 2:40 pm to correct the age of the deceased from 45 years to 36 years of age.
Release: December 27, 2023 2:40 PM
Case No. Case #M23-1467
Contact: Sgt. Steve Webb 541-475-2424
On Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at approximately 6:45 am, Madras Police Officers responded to a report of a deceased person in the vicinity of the Willow Creek homeless camp located off NE Oak Street in Madras. The name of the 36-year old deceased male is not being released at this time pending notification of family members.
At approximately 1:00 pm, a suspect was contacted by officers and brought to the police department for further questioning. A search warrant was issued for the area the suspect had been residing in at the camp and subsequently, 54-year old Johnson Nixon Heath was charged with Manslaughter II and Criminally Negligent Homicide. He was taken to the Jefferson County jail and will be arraigned in Jefferson County Circuit Court today at 1:00 pm.
“Madras Police Department was successful in this case due to partnerships and assistance from several including Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Prineville Police Department, Warm Springs Police Department, Oregon State Police Crime Lab, Faith Based Network Warming Shelter, City of Madras Public Works, and members of the public,” stated Sgt. Steve Webb. “In this small, tight-knit community, we count on each other. Especially in a difficult situation like this, working together produces a quick resolution for the affected family and our community.”
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with related information is asked to contact Sgt. Steve Webb at 541-475-2424 ext. 203 or contact Non-Emergency Dispatch at 541-475-2201 ext. 0.
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