Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Shady Cove deputies reported they arrested a man after he attempted to break into a local RV park front office Tuesday March 21, in the 21000 block of Highway 62.

An observer witnessed the man acting suspiciously in the area and alerted authorities. JCSO deputies responded, detained and identified the suspect discovering he had a total of eight outstanding warrants for his arrest and a parole violation.

Upon searching the suspect, deputies found 14-grams of methamphetamine on his person, and 43.7 grams of fentanyl packaged for sale in his vehicle.

They also recovered evidence of several additional burglaries, along with burglary tools.

Medford Police Department (MPD) detectives responded to assist in the investigation and along with JCSO deputies were able to link the suspect to burglaries from throughout the Rogue Valley.

During the search, the suspect advised he had stolen keys for approximately 20 local businesses and had hidden them in a local creek. Most of the keys and stolen property was recovered during the investigation.

The suspect, Michael Jonathan Barrett, 48, of Central Point, is charged with two counts of second-degree burglary, first-degree theft, second-degree attempted burglary, third-degree theft, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, and unlawful possession of a schedule II-controlled substance (fentanyl).

He is lodged in the Jackson County Jail and due to his parole violation is not eligible for pre-trial release.

Barrett has been linked to a least two unsolved burglary cases locally. This includes a Medford dental office and a Jacksonville computer store where he stole the keys to local businesses.