Baker City police log lists disorderly conduct, meth arrest and warrant service

A Baker City arrest for second-degree disorderly conduct, unlawful possession of methamphetamine and violation of a release agreement sat beside two more jail bookings in the June 29 public-safety log. One entry involved a Union County Circuit Court warrant, and another was a criminal-trespassing case on Broadway Street.

Adam Drew Haney, 36, of Baker City, was contacted at 2:10 p.m. June 26 in the 2900 block of Walnut Street and jailed on the failure-to-appear warrant. Johnathon Dale Fields, 39, of Baker City, was contacted at 9:04 a.m. June 26 in the 2200 block of Broadway Street and jailed on the second-degree criminal trespassing charge. Together, the entries show Baker City police spending time on street contacts that turned quickly into jail bookings.

The June 29 log fits a recent run of similar cases. On June 2, Baker City police logged second-degree disorderly conduct, second-degree criminal trespassing and resisting arrest in a case involving Jason Caine Searles, 51, of Baker City, at Clark Street and Court Avenue. On May 27, the log listed fourth-degree assault and strangulation, both marked domestic violence, for Alicia Beth Shorts, 42, of Baker City, at 11:17 p.m. May 26 in the 2700 block of 11th Street; in a separate entry that same day, Christopher John Carroll Jr., 39, of Baker City, was jailed after an arrest for first-degree criminal trespassing, third-degree theft and unlawful possession of methamphetamine in the 2300 block of Resort Street.

The log’s mix of disorderly conduct, trespassing, meth possession and warrant service points to routine pressure on Baker City officers from low-level but often fast-moving calls. That matters in a county with an estimated population of 16,750, where a few downtown blocks can generate entries that quickly move from contact to custody.

The court side of that record is equally open to public view. Baker County Circuit Court is Oregon’s 8th Judicial District and is housed on the second floor of the Baker County Courthouse at 1995 3rd Street in Baker City. The Oregon Judicial Department says nonconfidential court records are public and its calendars are updated daily; the court lists Presiding Judge Matthew B. Shirtcliff and Trial Court Administrator Amy Swiger.

Statewide, the drug backdrop remains severe. The Oregon Health Authority reported 1,544 overdose deaths in 2024, down from 1,833 in 2023, and said more than 90% of fatal overdoses involved fentanyl, methamphetamine or both. Against that backdrop, Baker City’s log reads as a steady record of disorder, drug cases and warrant enforcement moving through local streets and into the court system.