1/16/25 - LCSO Case #25-0260 Deputies arrest wire thieves reported by observant resident On January 16th at about 7 a.m., a resident in the Triangle Lake area of Highway 36 observed three people who had started a fire on private property. They reportedly matched the description of suspects in a recent wire theft in the area. Deputies responded and contacted them. Two of the subjects had warrants for their arrest. The third person, Craig Leon Beaty, 56, left the area. A Lane County Sheriff’s detective joined the investigation. Deputies soon located the stolen wire and developed probable cause to arrest all three subjects for a recent wire theft in the area. The subjects with warrants were lodged at the Lane County Jail on the following charges: Kenneth Lee Wilson, 50, of Florence: - Theft in the 1st Degree - Burglary in the 2nd Degree - Failure to Report as a Sex Offender - Three Lane County Circuit Court warrants, one Eugene Municipal Court warrant Kolby Timmothy Vandehey, 37, of Eugene: - Theft in the 1st Degree - Burglary in the 2nd Degree - Four Eugene Municipal Court warrants The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the third suspect, Craig Beaty. He is believed to be in the Triangle Lake area. Anyone with information on his location is asked to call the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541-682-4141.Photos from Lane County Sheriff's Office's post