TWO ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO MISSING CAMAS VALLEY MAN'S MURDER

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - On Monday, August 16, 2021, Douglas County Sheriff's Office Detectives began investigating a missing person report. 41-year-old James Leroy Hood of Camas Valley was reported missing by family members who last heard from him on March 11, 2021. 

During interviews, detectives learned Hood had been murdered in a barn on Raleigh Drive and his body remained on the property. This information led investigators to apply for a search warrant for a property located in the 500-block of Raleigh Drive near Winston.

On August 17, 2021, members of the Douglas County Major Crimes Team served the search warrant and a body believed to be Hood was located. Additional evidence was collected at the crime scene to further support the initial information provided during interviews.

A second search warrant was served in the 500-block of Newton Creek Road as detectives continued their investigation.

On August 19, 2021, the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy and concluded the deceased person was the victim of foul play and died of homicidal violence.

On Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 35-year-old Ashley Tyshanne Reynolds of Roseburg and 33-year-old William Levi McClure of Winston were arrested in connection to the homicide. Both had previously been arrested by detectives on unrelated charges and remained in custody at the Douglas County Jail.

Reynolds was lodged for First Degree Murder and McClure was lodged for Second Degree Murder.

The Major Crimes Team is continuing the investigation. The team consists of detectives from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Roseburg Police Department, Oregon State Police, and members of the Douglas County District Attorney's Office.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division at (541) 440-4458 or email dcso.pio@co.douglas.or.us

Case #21-3627