September 15, 4:50 p.m.
The Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team has released information on drug overdose deaths which took place over the weekend.
DINT Commander Lieutenant Rick McArthur said on Sunday, three individuals were found deceased in a recreational vehicle at the Shady Point RV Park, just south of Roseburg on Highway 99 South. McArthur said another individual was found in medical distress, but still alive.
A DINT release said at approximately 11:00 a.m. an officer with the Roseburg Police Department and a deputy with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office attempted to contact the occupants of an RV regarding an unrelated investigation. The officer and the deputy became concerned about the safety of the individuals inside based on what they could see and hear. McArthur said they eventually entered the RV and found people inside. Three of them were determined to be deceased. One was alive, but in medical distress. The survivor was transported by ambulance to CHI Mercy Medical Center. As this was suspected to be a drug overdose incident, DINT detectives were contacted.
McArthur said detectives responded to the scene and found it likely the individuals had been using fentanyl and/or methamphetamine at the time of their deaths, based on evidence collected on the scene. Investigators found evidence of drug use as well as scales, packaging, records and other paraphernalia. Detectives believe these individuals had recently returned from an unknown location north of Douglas County, possibly even out of state, where they went to purchase fentanyl and methamphetamine. Detectives recovered approximately one ounce of fentanyl, and almost two ounces of methamphetamine at the scene. McArthur said there is nothing to indicate these individuals had shared these specific substances with any others upon their return to Douglas County.
These individuals were declared deceased:
*46-year-old Paul James Mohlsick
*55-year-old Kimberly Noel McCabe
*41-year-old Bryan Charles Jarvis
Found alive and taken to the hospital was 55-year-old Shawna Renee Walker.
The release said use of street drugs is an inherently dangerous activity and it has become exponentially more dangerous in recent years since fentanyl has become the predominant opiate of choice among drug users.
McArthur said the investigation is ongoing.