Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Arson Suspect for Lighting Fire Near 2-Acre Red Blanket Road Fire, Grand Jury Indicts on All Charges
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
PROSPECT, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies arrested a Prospect man for intentionally starting a fire Wednesday, June 18 in the Red Blanket Road area east of Prospect. JCSO deputies located the man Thursday, June 19 in the 44000 block of Highway 62 in Prospect. The suspect barricaded briefly in a house before deputies arrested him without incident at 12:32 PM.
The suspect, Allen Lee Bicknell, 51, a Prospect area transient, is charged with first-degree arson and reckless burning. A Jackson County Grand Jury indicted Bicknell on all charges the morning of Tuesday, June 24. He is lodged in the Jackson County Jail.
Wednesday at 1:57 PM, Oregon Department of Forestry ODF Southwest Oregon District firefighters responded to a fire on Red Blanket Road east of Prospect. During an aggressive initial attack, an ODF firefighter reported observing a suspect, later identified as Bicknell, in the area of the fire acting in a suspicious manner, but he fled on foot. Firefighters reported the sighting to JCSO and were able to stop the original fire at an estimated two acres. JCSO deputies responded to continue the investigation while also assisting in the firefighting efforts.
This case is open and ongoing with deputies and ODF investigating. There is no further information available for release at this time.
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