The man was identified as joshua alexander heckathorn, 22. Investigators interviewed heckathorn and he allegedly admitted to trespassing and having the chemical. On april 21, joshua heckathorn broke into a fish hatchery, the gardiner reedpsort winchester bay salmon trout enhancement program (step). He poisoned 18,000 young. The male, identified as joshua alexander heckathorn, 22, of gardiner was contacted and interviewed by the deputy. During the interview, heckathorn admitted to. During the interview, heckathorn. Joshua alexander heckathorn, 22, was charged with second degree burglary, criminal trespass and criminal mischief. He will also be charged with various wildlife and. Heckathorn of gardiner wandering along highway 101, and then again later inside a gate at. But odfw said he also faces. During the interview, heckathorn. The man was identified as joshua alexander heckathorn, 22. Investigators interviewed heckathorn and he allegedly admitted to trespassing and having the chemical. Gardiner — joshua alexander heckathorn was arrested tuesday for allegedly breaking into a hatchery and killing thousands of fish. Authorities in douglas county, oregon, have issued a warrant for the suspect in last month’s destruction of 18,000 juvenile salmon at a reedsport hatchery. Joshua alexander heckathorn will spend 30 days in jail for breaking into a fish hatchery facility and pouring bleach into one of the rearing ponds, killing thousands of presmolt. According to the probable cause document, heckathorn came onto the property and broke the storage shed's handle, taking a bottle of bleach from a storage shed, which he poured into a. Heckathorn allegedly dumped bleach into their holding tank. Roughly 18,000 fish were.
