On March 21st, 2017, at about 9:00 p.m., Sherman Lee Plale, age 42 of Myrtle Creek, was arrested on Corvallis Avenue, west of the Douglas County Fairgrounds, after a Roseburg Police K-9 unit tracked him down during a manhunt involving several law enforcement agencies from Douglas County. Plale’s crime spree began earlier in the evening when he walked into Lincare, located at 1810 Mulholland Drive, at about 6:30 p.m. Plale displayed a knife and demanded money from one of the employees. Plale fled the business in a blue Ford Explorer after taking the employee’s wallet. Plale then drove to 605 Amanda Street and broke into an unoccupied residence. Plale ransacked the house and stole a cordless drill. The Lincare employee’s wallet was later found at this location. From there, Plale then forced his way into the residence at 561 Amanda Street where he pointed the cordless drill at the residents (male age 68, female age 66) and demanded the keys to the couple’s 2006 Kia Sorento. Plale fled in the stolen Sorento and drove to 493 Corvallis Avenue where he confronted a 49 year old female resident in her garage. Plale pointed a gun at the female, forced her inside the residence and demanded keys to a car that was parked out front. The victim gave Plale the car keys and then Plale left. He ended up fleeing in the original stolen Sorento which was found crashed into a tree in the 200 block of Corvallis Avenue. Plale was lodged in the Douglas County Jail on multiple charges including; First Degree Robbery, First Degree Kidnapping, First Degree Burglary, First Degree Theft, First Degree Criminal Mischief, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Menacing and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
