February 13, 2026 11:50 a.m. 

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two instructional assistants from the Roseburg School District, following an investigation into suspicious injuries to two children.

Undersheriff Brad O’Dell said on Tuesday, February 10th, deputies were notified by school administrators that two students in the Developmental Learning Center at Fremont Middle School had sustained injuries during the school day. O’Dell said the student’s guardians sought medical care. It was discovered that one student had sustained broken bones and another had sustained a laceration requiring sutures.

The release said deputies began an investigation, conducting interviews and reviewing available evidence. It was determined that during a physical education segment, both students were observed at different times playing behind large rolled-up mats next to a wall.

O’Dell said the first incident occurred when 60-year-old Brian Joseph Marsters of Roseburg, an instructional assistant at the school, allegedly ran at a high rate of speed and slammed into the mat, pinning the first child between the mat and the wall and resulting in an injury.

Upon further investigation, deputies confirmed the second child was injured in a similar manner when another instructional assistant, 23-year-old Erich Michael Hoque, also of Roseburg, engaged in similar conduct, injuring the second victim.

O’Dell said deputies contacted both suspects. Marsters and Hoque denied participating in any activities that would have caused the injuries or had any knowledge that the students had sustained injuries.

Marsters and Hoque were taken into custody without incident and transported to jail. Both were charged with assault in the fourth degree and official misconduct in the first degree.

O’Dell said that DCSO appreciates the cooperation of the Roseburg School District during the investigation.