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Burrow | File photo

Deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in Southern Oregon have arrested Tyler Thomas Burrow, a fugitive who, in late September, was reported missing along with his ex-girlfriend, Bailey Faye Aralene Blunt.

Roughly a month after their disappearance, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for Burrow’s arrest for assault with a deadly weapon. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said at the time that the warrant was not connected to the disappearance of Blunt, though they also asked for anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact them.

A Facebook page dedicated to finding Blunt has been keeping close tabs on the case, and in early October the page published a “Missing” poster with more detailed information on her situation. It said that the last contact with Blunt came on Sept. 22 when she texted a friend asking for help “because Tyler was drunk and pulled a gun on her.”

The poster continued, “Tyler surfaced between 6-8 PM in Bailey’s truck w/ Bailey’s dog Hank. Tyler drove to a friends trailer park home where Bailey’s truck remained parked for 36 hours. On 9/24/23, 4:42 AM a Redding, CA license plate reader detected Bailey’s truck. It was later detected at 11:58 PM in Medford, Oregon.”

Here’s the full poster, which includes phone numbers for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and an anonymous tip line from the Nor-Cal Alliance for the Missing:

According to Lisa Music, reporting for Redheaded Blackbelt, Burrow’s apprehension came after a tip from a hunter who spotted “an established encampment” in the tiny community of Trail, Ore., 24 miles north of Medford. Blunt’s pickup had been spotted there late last month, the post says.

“In light of this recent development, the planned search for Bailey has been called off,” Music reports. “[Steffany] Baroni [Blunt’s sister] said the family is now hopeful investigators will be able to get Burrow to give up the location of her sister’s remains, convinced that her sister’s ex-boyfriend killed Bailey before fleeing the area.”

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Below is a statement from the Jackson County (Oregon) Sheriff’s Office:


Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Patrol deputies tracked down and arrested a fugitive wanted out of California yesterday.

JCSO Patrol located and arrested Tyler Thomas Burrow, 24, on a Trinity County, California fugitive Warrant around 2:35 p.m. in a remote forest camp northeast of Trail. He is lodged at the Jackson County Jail awaiting extradition back to California.

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office detectives are in Jackson County doing follow-up investigations. There is no more information for release at this time. Further information will come from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.