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Lane County, OR – A Dexter man was arrested Wednesday evening after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop near Lowell, crashing his vehicle, and being found in possession of loaded firearms, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the sheriff’s office, the incident occurred around 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, when a deputy contracted to patrol U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property observed a vehicle parked in front of a secured gate at Lookout Point Dam, east of Lowell. The deputy contacted the driver, identified as Richard Leon Gaffney, 54, of Dexter, and allegedly observed signs of impairment…