Just after 2:30am, Friday morning, November 6th, officers with the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety conducted a traffic stop on a white 2015 Jaguar for minor traffic violations.
When officers contacted the driver, later identified as 38 year old Joseph Doyle, he drove away at a high rate of speed. Doyle crashed his vehicle into a power pole before fleeing the crash scene on foot. Located in the vehicle was over 40 lbs of marijuana.
An extensive search of the area was then conducted, and a Police K9 unit tracked Doyle to a residence where he was found hiding in the backyard.
Doyle was arrested and lodged at the Josephine County Jail on charges of a Warrant out of Florida regarding Trafficking in Heroin, Attempt to Elude Police, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Manufacture of Marijuana, Unlawful Delivery of Marijuana, Fail to Perform Duties of a Driver (Hit & Run), Criminal Mischief II.
