Arrest made in Brownsville homicide
By KVAL staffThis is a press release courtesy of the Linn County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Tim Mueller reports his deputies are investigating the death of a Brownsville woman as a homicide. On October 23, 2009 at 2:56 p.m., the Linn County 911 Dispatch Center received an emergency call from a residence located at 35288 Blakely Ave., Brownsville. The initial information reported to 911 was that a female had been shot by her son and that he had fled the residence in a vehicle with three children.
Deputies, with the assistance of the Oregon State Police, converged on the area while at the same time looking for the suspect vehicle described as a green Chevrolet Tahoe. A deputy responding to the scene spotted a vehicle matching the suspect vehicle description on Brownsville Road just north of the Brownsville city limits. After stopping the vehicle, the driver, Josh Shaddon, was detained as a person of interest. The three children were found in the vehicle unharmed and were returned to their mother. The victim was identified as 48-year-old Gerlene A. Thorne of Brownsville. Deputies learned that Thorne resided at the Blakely address with her husband. Also residing at their residence was the victim's 31-year-old son, Josh Lee Shaddon. As a result of the investigation, Shaddon was arrested and charged with Murder. He was lodged in the Linn County Jail. The investigation is continuing but no other arrests are expected at this time. Fisher Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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