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Suspect arrested in Grants Pass carjackings By Nick Morgan Jun 13, 2022 09:10 AM A A An Idaho man faces a string of felony charges accusing him of stealing at least four vehicles at gunpoint in the Grants Pass area and the greater Rogue Valley. Jeremy Russel Anderson, 42, is held in the Josephine County Jail without bail on vehicle theft and robbery charges linking him to four carjackings Sunday, according to a release issued Monday morning from Grants Pass police. The carjacking spree allegedly began shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday when a woman called police and reported her Ford Escape SUV stolen at gunpoint in south Grants Pass. The victim told police the thief fled toward area of Annabelle Lane and Redwood Avenue in Grants Pass. Police say that a driver matching Anderson’s description fled at a “high rate of speed,” and secured a perimeter near Williams Highway. During the search for Anderson, reports came in of a stolen Chrysler PT Cruiser near the area of Skycrest Lane, according to police. During the carjacking, police say the suspect discharged his firearm. During the chase, Anderson allegedly ditched the Chrysler on Interstate 5 near the Valley of the Rogue State Park along Interstate 5, and forcibly stole a GMC Canyon midsize pickup truck. During the investigation o the stolen pickup, Grants Pass police, Oregon State Police and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies found evidence linking Anderson to a fourt vehicle theft, that of a yellow Dodge Ram. Police say the stolen full-size truck was also taken “by force”. Anderson was captured in Jackson County after a short pursuit, according to police. As of Monday morning, Anderson is held in the Josephine County Jail on felony charges of first-degree robbery, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree burglary and first-degree criminal mischief, misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person and menacing, second-degree disorderly conduct and on an Idaho fugitive warrant for violating his parole. As of Monday, Anderson is held without bail. Reach web editor Nick Morgan at 541-776-4471 or [email protected].