Following up on a story first reported on by the Wild Coast Compass Friday, May 11th, on the evening of May 10, 2018, eleven fires were set in the Cave Junction area of Josephine County.
Illinois Valley Fire Department, Oregon State Police Arson Detectives, and the Josephine County Sheriff’s Department worked together during the investigation to establish a suspect.
The suspect Evelyn Barrera was located by an Oregon State Police Patrol Trooper and taken into custody on May 11, 2018. Barrera was lodged at the Josephine County Jail.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the incidents.
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