Lane Co. SO release - On January 6th, 2026, Lane County Sheriff’s detectives were following up on an investigation into the abuse of juveniles in Lane County. They applied for and were granted search warrants related to the case. The warrants were for a residence and vehicles associated with the suspect, Francisco Yandel Gonzalez Martinez, 18, of Eugene. On January 15th at 7 a.m., detectives stopped a vehicle at Barger Drive and Cubit Street, Eugene. They contacted and arrested Martinez. Detectives then went to the residence in the 2500 block of Primrose Street, Eugene, to serve the search warrant for the residence. While at the location, a resident was uncooperative. Detectives detained the resident so that they could safely execute the warrant. Once the search warrant was complete, the resident that had been detained was released. Several community members unrelated to the investigation arrived on scene during the service of the search warrant. Martinez was lodged at the Lane County Jail on the following charges: - Five counts of Using Child in Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct; - Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the 1st Degree; - Ten counts of Sex Abuse in the 1st Degree; - Two counts of Sodomy in the 2nd Degree; - Two counts of Menacing.