Roseburg Man Charged With Murder of Infant Son
Authorities say child’s body recovered from South Umpqua River
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Roseburg man has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of his 11-month-old son, whose body was recovered Sunday from the South Umpqua River.
According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began shortly before 10 a.m. on March 15 when 27-year-old Jared Scott Jeremy Stoller called 911 to report that his son, Jackson James Stoller, was missing from their hotel room at the Relax Inn in Sutherlin.
Officers with the Sutherlin Police Department responded and quickly determined there were suspicious circumstances surrounding the report. The Douglas County Major Crimes Team was activated to assist with the investigation.
During an interview with detectives from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, investigators say Stoller eventually confessed that he had killed the child several days earlier at a location in Roseburg. Detectives say Stoller told them he disposed of the child’s body in the South Umpqua River.
Divers from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team later located the child’s body shortly before 6 p.m. in the river near the 3500 block of Old Melrose Road.
The body was recovered and turned over to the Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office. Authorities say an autopsy will be conducted in the coming days.
Stoller was arrested and lodged in the Douglas County Jail on charges of Murder in the First Degree and Abuse of a Corpse in the First Degree.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation with assistance from the Douglas County Major Crimes Team, which includes investigators from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Roseburg Police Department, and Oregon State Police, working in coordination with the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office.
Additional support during the investigation was provided by Douglas County Search and Rescue, the Sutherlin Police Department, Winston Police Department, Myrtle Creek Police Department, and the Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division.
Authorities say the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information related to the case is asked to contact investigators at 541-440-4471 and reference Case #26-0836.
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