A Josephine County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputy working in the Illinois Valley on Monday, April 4th, conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle observed driving erratically in the Holland Loop area.
While in the process of the traffic stop, another vehicle arrived, claiming the individuals in the vehicle the Deputy had stopped, had just robbed family members who have a licensed OLCC marijuana grow.
During the investigation, Deputies and Detectives with the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office found that Lukas Camacho and Paul Bailon were workers of the grow site.
Evidence revealed that both Camacho and Bailon began forcing the owner/victim to the ground however, during the struggle the victim produced a box knife in self-defense, causing minor injury to Camacho. Ultimately, the owner/victim was overpowered and tied up, while Camacho and Bailon demanded money and marijuana before fleeing the location.
Camacho and Bailon were found with evidence of the crimes involved, to include approximately 60 pounds of processed marijuana and cash from the location belonging to the owner/victim.
26 year old Lukas Camacho, and 22 year old Paul Bailon, were arrested and lodged in the Josephine County Jail for Robbery II, Burglary I and Possession of Marijuana.
The investigation is ongoing at the time of this press release, and no further details are available at this time.
