1/17/2024
On Monday, January 15, 2024, at approximately 8:35 p.m. members of the Ashland Police Department, the Talent Police Department Ashland Fire and Rescue responded to a report of an explosion and an assault at the City’s designated camping area, behind 1175 E. Main Street.
The investigation led to the arrest of two suspects and the hospitalization of three victims. Everyone involved was a guest at the designated camping area.
The investigation revealed that the two suspects assaulted one of the victims. During this assault one of the suspects hit a victim with a small camping butane-fed burner. This caused the butane container to break, ignite and cause a fire ball that seriously injured the original victim and two additional victims that were nearby in a tent.
All three victims were transported to area hospitals and both of the suspects were taken into custody as noted below.
The suspects are identified as Noah Brennan (AKA Nova Brennen), 19, and Jocelyn Cotner 48.
Both remain jailed at the Jackson County on charges of Assault II, Menacing and Reckless Endangerment.
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