MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Sheriffs’ deputies who shot a man in an illegal marijuana grow operation in the Salt Creek area in August will continue to remain unnamed.
The Jackson County sheriff’s department, along with Oregon State Police and the Oregon Attorney General’s Office, told the Medford Mail Tribune that the deputies are still in danger.
More than four months after the shooting of a 20-year-old Mexican national, the suspects remain at large. The shooting was found to be justified.
Itali Arellano-Vargas was killed. Officials say a Mexican drug cartel is suspected of being responsible for the marijuana grow operation.
