Significant Narcotics Operation Disrupted in Roseburg After High Speed Chase, Two Arrested

Detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) have been investigating the recent alleged illegal activities of 50 year old Glenn Gearhart of Bell Gardens, California. Detectives received information that Gearhart was a very dangerous individual who recently moved here from California, and he was in possession of several firearms, and was routinely selling large amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the greater Roseburg area. A check of Gearhart's criminal history revealed he is a multiple times convicted felon from California, with multiple convictions for crimes of violence, including with the use of firearms. Gearhart has spent the bulk of his adult life in the California prison system. During the course of the investigation, detectives were able to corroborate much of this information, to include suspicion of high level drug trafficking activity and illegal firearms activity. On Friday, October 18th, detectives obtained a search warrant for Gearhart, as well as the apartment he's been living in at 100 block of Page Road in Winchester. At approximately 4:40 PM, detectives located Gearhart leaving the residence in Winchester, driving a late model Jeep Cherokee. Detectives asked for assistance from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to help get Gearhart stopped and detained. Detectives had reason to believe Gearhart was in possession of illegal firearms and large quantities of narcotics, and was considered armed and dangerous. Gearhart was reported to have made statements that if he is caught again he would go to prison for the rest of his life, and therefore he would not be taken alive. Deputies attempted a traffic stop on Gearhart on NE Stephens St near Exchange Ave in Roseburg, with plans to conduct a high risk traffic stop. Gearhart failed to yield to the deputies, and a pursuit ensued. Gearhart led deputies on a pursuit through the north Roseburg area, driving onto Stewart Parkway, to Edenbower Blvd, then Aviation Drive, and back to Stewart Parkway. Gearhart continued into the neighborhood areas around Alameda Street and Vine Street and eventually hit a curb causing damage to his vehicle. Gearhart's vehicle was still somewhat functional and he continued to flee from deputies. Gearhart turned onto Garden Valley from Vine Street and sideswiped an uninvolved vehicle near the intersection with NE Stephens St. There Gearhart was slowed by traffic congestion and deputies had the opportunity to pin Gearhart's vehicle with patrol vehicles both in front, and behind. Gearhart was confronted by multiple deputies, Roseburg PD officers, and DINT detectives. Gearhart at first was non-compliant but he eventually gave up and was removed from the vehicle and taken into custody without further incident. During a search of Gearhart's vehicle, detectives found a Glock .40 caliber handgun with an extended magazine, an illegal short barrel shotgun, an AR-15, a pump action shotgun, and a toy gun, along with a large sum of cash. The Glock handgun returned as a stolen firearm from Los Angeles, California. Detectives returned to the residence in the 100 block of Page Road to search the residence. There they contacted and detained 34 year old Hannah Fallert. A search of the residence revealed a large cache of narcotics to include: 608 grams (1.3 lbs) of suspected fentanyl, 734 grams (1.6 lbs) of suspected methamphetamine, 51 grams of cocaine, 369 dosage units of alprazolam, and 12.5 grams of psilocybin mushrooms. Glenn Gearhart was lodged at the Douglas County Jail on the following charges: Attempt to Elude Police Officer Recklessly Endangering Another Person (multiple counts) Reckless Driving Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Sch. II Contr Subst (Fentanyl) Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, and Sch. II Contr Subst (Fentanyl) Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Sch. II Contr Subst (Fentanyl), Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Sch. II Contr Subst (Fentanyl) Within 1,000' of a School Felon in Possession of a Firearm (4 counts) Theft I by Receiving (Stolen Firearm) Unlawful Possession of a Short Barrel Firearm Hannah Fallert was lodged at the Douglas County Jail on the following charges: Unlawful Possession of Sch. II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl) Unlawful Delivery of Sch. II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl) Unlawful Delivery of Sch. II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl) Within 1000' of a School DINT is continuing the investigation into Gearhart's alleged distribution of controlled substances that may be related to an ongoing overdose death investigation. Additional arrests are anticipated. The Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that identifies, disrupts, and dismantles local, multi-state, and international drug trafficking organizations using an intelligence-driven, multi-agency prosecutor-supported approach. DINT is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) and is composed of members from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Roseburg Police Department, Oregon State Police, Douglas County District Attorney’s Office, and the Bureau of Land Management. The Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates with and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement initiatives, including DINT. Via DINT Release