JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) revealed that the suspect in a rural Gold Hill homicide that took place next to Interstate 5, on Thursday, 34-year-old Michael Lloyd Balestra Jr., of Gold Hill, was taken into custody after the victim, 47-year-old Steven Jason Worthington of Shady Cove, died from his injuries.

Gold Hill I-5 Homicide Suspect Arrested

On Thursday, at JSCO, officers were deployed after the Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon ECSO 911 Dispatch received multiple reports of an injured person attempting to flag down cars on I-5 South near mile marker 42.5, in the area of Old Stage Road and Galls Creek Road in rural Gold Hill.

At 8:01 AM, JCSO deputies and Jackson County Fire District #1 Rogue River paramedics arrived on scene. They attempt

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