La Grande Officer Sustains Minor Injuries During 26th Street Arrest

Jessa Mae Hillerich, 32, faces four felony and misdemeanor counts, including first-degree Burglary and two counts of Assaulting a Public Safety Officer, after she was arrested at a 26th Street residence Wednesday afternoon and resisted officers responding to a reported disturbance call, according to the La Grande Police Department's press log.

Officers arrived at the 26th Street address at approximately 2:50 p.m. on April 1. Hillerich, who was reportedly known to the occupants of the home, resisted when LGPD officers moved to take her into custody. One officer sustained minor injuries during the confrontation, was evaluated by medical personnel, cleared, and has since returned to duty.

Beyond the two assault counts, the charge log lists Burglary in the First Degree, Resisting Arrest, and Harassment-Physical Contact X2. The Burglary 1 count carries the most legal weight: it is a Measure 11 offense in Oregon, meaning a mandatory minimum sentence applies upon conviction, and it requires that a defendant entered or remained unlawfully in a building while another person was present. That charge suggests Hillerich may have entered the residence without authorization before officers arrived, which would help explain what initially prompted the disturbance call.

Hillerich was booked following the arrest. The next publicly visible development will be her arraignment in Union County Circuit Court, where a judge will rule on bail and set any conditions of release. Those proceedings are publicly accessible through Oregon's court system and will establish the case timeline.

Incidents in which officers sustain injuries, regardless of severity, typically prompt an internal use-of-force review and injury documentation under LGPD policy. As of the department's initial release, LGPD had not publicly addressed whether body-camera footage from the incident is available or whether the 26th Street address has a prior history of disturbance calls.

No continuing threat to the surrounding neighborhood was indicated.