EUGENE, Ore. - A 27-year-old Eugene man was arrested Friday morning after Lane County sheriff’s officials served a search warrant on a west Eugene apartment, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.

LCSO officials said that a detective was conducting surveillance at about 9 a.m. on Nov. 14 at an apartment complex on Bailey Hill Road. During this time, a fire broke out at another apartment unit in the complex which the detective spotted, authorities said. Sheriff’s officials said the detective evacuated the residents in nearby apartment units. Eugene Springfield Fire responded and extinguished the blaze.

In continuing their initial investigation, detectives served a search warrant resulting in the arrest of James Michael Minton, 27, of Eugene. Minton faces charges including three co

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