***Media Release*** Case #: S2026-00458 Elliot State Forest, Ore - On March 25th, 2026, at 11:15 a.m., a Deputy responded to Marlow Creek in the Elliott State Forest to a complaint regarding illegal camping, after subjects had exceeded the maximum camping limit and also thrown debris everywhere. The deputy noticed (6) dogs at the location alone with 30 to 40 garbage bags pitched over a bank behind the trailer between the camper and the creek. There was a putrid smell, which was a mixture of sewage and gray water that was leaking from underneath the camper. A large amount of fecal matter -either animal or otherwise- was also around the trailer. Zackary E. Graves (27) was placed under arrest for Placing Offensive Substances a Waterways and transported to the Coos County Jail. Further investigation revealed that some of the dogs were injured and unattended. Animal Control was called to the location and removed all (6) dogs. Another occupant of the camp, Jennifer L. Patterson (45), who was not at the location while Deputies were on scene, will also have probable cause out for her arrest on the charge of Placing Offensive Substances in a Waterway (ORS 164.785). “Police action is not indicative of guilt. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”Photos from Coos County Sheriff's Office's post