The Jefferson County Sheriff s Office has identified 38-year-old Michael Shane Marr of Labelle as the fugitive felon who fatally shot himself when deputies were preparing to serve him with an arrest warrant for Aggravated Sexual Assault and a Parole Violation. His family has been notified. He d once served time for murder.
The warrant went out last week and Sheriff Zena Stephens and Capt. Crystal Holmes say Marr evaded deputies who were looking for him. They considered him armed and dangerous.
Deputies were following up on tips they received and they tell us the man had family in the Labelle area.
By Harold Mann
Jul 2, 2021
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a man the shot and killed
himself last night as deputies were approaching with a warrant. 38-year old Michael Marr
had been the subject of manhunt for a sexual assault warrant and a parole violation warrant.
Marr was located at the Bayou Din Crossing in Labelle. After receiving verbal command
from deputies, Marr pulled a gun and took his own life.
New lightning fires engulf 16,000 acres in Central Oregon July 01 2021
The Rattlesnake Fire at the South Junction campground is estimated at 4,700 acres with no containment. A lightning storm passed through Central Oregon Wednesday, June 30 and early Thursday, July 1, blanketing the landscape with hundreds of lightning strikes and localized precipitation. Crews worked through the night on several fires and have picked up five new starts Thursday morning.
An update from Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch at noon July 1 reports that the largest fire in Central Oregon remains the Wrentham Market Fire currently estimated at 10,000 acres east of Dufur in Wasco County. The Oregon State Fire Marshall Team with assistance from the Central Oregon Fire Management Service fire officials, is responding to the fire burning on unprotected lands in the Columbia Rural Fire Protection District. The Wasco County Sheriff s Office issued Level 3 evacuation notices Wednesday for homes i
MUD LAKE, Idaho (KIFI) - Catastrophic damage to St. Ann s Church in Mud Lake.
The Jefferson County Sheriff s Office says their thoughts and prayers are with the people of St. Ann s Church.
The fire happened late Wednesday night. No one was hurt.
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Firefighters report good progress on several new wildfires around the High Desert
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Hundreds of firefighters were challenged by hot and dry conditions Thursday but were able to make good progress on the numerous fires burning in Central Oregon, several that broke out after Wednesday night s thunder and lightning.
Here s the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center s 9 p.m. Thursday update:
The largest fire in the area remains the Wrentham Market Fire, still currently estimated at 10,000 acres east of Dufur in Wasco County. It is now 38% contained. For more information on this fire, visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7589/