Perkins Peninsula remains closed while authorities try to evict the current host and the public has been asked to be respectful and allow them to work things out.
Bruce Wayne Peterson was taken into custody on May 2nd on charges of menacing and unlawful use of a firearm. Peterson reportedly fired the gun towards the ground during a domestic dispute while in the trailer where he resides. As sheriff’s deputies attempted to arrest him, Peterson raised his arms in compliance with their orders and as he did, the robe in which he was clad blew open as the incident unfolded in the vicinity of a children’s Babe Ruth T-Ball game. Peterson has been given a trespassing notice but remains at the park while county parks employees go through necessary extra steps to have him removed, according to Information Officer Devon Ashbridge. Ashbridge states that gates will not reopen until this is resolved out of “an abundance of caution.” The Babe Ruth league has been made aware of the closure and has been encouraged to make other arrangements. The Parks Department has given those in charge a list of other locations, but Ashbridge says this is ultimately up to the teams as the league is a separate entity from the parks. Walk-ins, Ashbridge stresses, are in violation of the closure which has been “hard and stressful for everyone.” Larger Lane County parks have year round caretakers to perform limited maintenance and to keep a eye on things.
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Mike Gilligan
6/6/2024 05:45:12 pm
So this person is in violation and asked to leave and until he does the public suffers? Why not just hook up his RV to a tow rig and get it out there? This guy is essentially holding a county park hostage and being allowed to do it. He knows not much if anything will happen to him and the longer this contnues the more encouragement and support he is going to start getting. Way to go Lane County.
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Monica Drews
6/8/2024 02:47:28 pm
So I a law abiding citizen is asked not to use the park but it’s ok for the non law abiding citizen to stay? If I were to go to the park now I would get thrown out and yet he gets to stay. What is there to work out? He needs to leave. This was part of his job. If I fired a gun at work I would be escorted out. He should be escorted out too.
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