O’BRIEN, Ore. – Deputies found the body of a man who had been shot to death and buried in a shallow grave at the illegal marijuana grow site where he worked, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office said.
Investigators announced the ongoing homicide investigation Tuesday in a press release, but the body was found October 8 off Samarkand Drive in O’Brien, Oregon, a short distance north of the California border.
“The deceased was a Hispanic male, who was known to work on the grow site. Next of kin have been notified, however, the name of the deceased will not be released in order to protect the investigation,” the sheriff’s office said Tuesday, Dec. 28. “The investigation is still ongoing and further information is not available. Anyone with information pertaining to the incident is asked to call the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office at 541-474-5123.”
Deputies and detectives responded Oct. 8 to a report that a man had been shot and buried in the O’Brien area.
