GOSHEN – On Feb. 3 at 10 a.m., Lane County sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 33900 block of W. Peebles Road, south of Goshen, to serve a restraining order to Jason Speed McLaughlin, 53, of Goshen. The court order required McLaughlin to leave the premises.
Deputies contacted McLaughlin in a house on the property. He refused to exit and armed himself with a knife. A sergeant on the Crisis Negotiation Team responded to assist. The sergeant spoke with McLaughlin through an open window to de-escalate the situation. However, after about 90 minutes of negotiation, McLaughlin threw a large piece of broken glass at the sergeant’s face.
A deputy responded with a drone, and a Eugene police sergeant arrived with K9 Ayk, who was deployed into the house and McLaughlin was eventually taken into custody. He was transported to an area hospital for evaluation and then lodged at the Lane County Jail, where he was charged with violation of a restraining order, criminal trespass in the second degree, menacing, attempted assault on a public safety officer, unlawful use of a weapon, interfering with a police animal, and resisting arrest.
Deputies learned McLaughlin had recently harassed a resident at the location and injured a puppy by cutting one of its ears nearly off. After additional investigation, McLaughlin was also charged with harassment and animal abuse in the second degree.
