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Grants Pass Police Apprehended Man on Local Felony Warrant in SE Part of City

Grants Pass Police arrested a man on a local felony warrant in the southeast part of the city late yesterday.

The Police Department reports officers spotted and then contacted 33-year-old Nicholas Leo Yeley near the corner of East Park Street and Parkdale Drive on Wednesday around 5:30 p.m..

Police said Yeley was known to them by sight due to previous encounters and he was wanted on a Josephine County felony warrant for failing to appear in court for Contempt of Court. He had violated a court order and skipped his court date.

Yeley was placed into custody without incident. He was lodged at the Josephine County Jail and was being held without bail.
Posted on 6/19/25 11:19AM by Sam Marsh