Winchester Bay Home Invasion, March 20

On Friday, March 16, 2018, at 5:08 am, the Douglas County 9-1-1 center received a male who had activated a medical alert alarm at Fisherman’s Mobile Home Park (105 Beach Blvd.) for an unknown problem. When the ambulance arrived, they learned the male had been assaulted. Deputies were then dispatched and began an investigation. It was learned the male had been assaulted while he was sleeping by unknown suspect(s). The suspects stole several firearms and an undisclosed amount of cash. An alert deputy observed a male suspect exiting a nearby wooded area on foot. The deputy engaged a suspect in a foot pursuit, eventually taking the male suspect into custody. 25 year-old Joshua Lee Roberts of Eureka, California was taken into custody and lodged at the Douglas County Jail on the following charges: Burglary I; Robbery II; Assault III; Theft I x5, Criminal Trespass II, Fugitive from Another State. The victim, 62 year-old Scott Patrick Meiers of Winchester Bay, was transported to an undisclosed hospital for treatment of injuries sustained during the robbery. The victim’s property was recovered by law enforcement. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Reedsport Police Department, Coos Bay Police Department and the Oregon State Police.