Secret Indictment, Feb. 23

The suspect in the death of a 22-year old Bay Area male December 27, 2020 was secretly indicted by a Coos Co. Grand Jury Friday, Feb. 19, in Coquille on a charge of Murder in the Second Degree. According to a news release from District Attorney R. Paul Frasier, 40-year old Joshua James Thompson was also charged with Failure to Perform the Duties of a Driver to Injured Person. Twenty-two witnesses testified. Thompson who allegedly ran down Michael Moore with a vehicle following an alleged road rage incident in North Bend, is next scheduled to appear in court on March 22, 2021.