Lane Co. SO - On February 27th at 4:40 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a head-on crash on Eagles Rest Road near milepost 2. Fire personnel also responded and arrived on scene first. When they arrived, one of the drivers, James Lawrence Gehrman, 55, of Dexter, sped away in his damaged vehicle. A BLM Ranger located the vehicle several miles from the crash.  A deputy responded with K9 Ripp and got to work. Gehrman was soon found hiding in the forest nearby. He was initially uncooperative, but soon decided to not give K9 Ripp any more work. He was arrested without further incident and lodged at the Lane County Jail for the following charges:  - Fail to Perform Duties of a Driver - Property Damage; - Disorderly Conduct in the 2nd Degree; - Felon in Possession of a Restricted Weapon; - Probation Violation on a conviction for Unlawful Use of a Weapon.  Thanks to the Bureau of Land Management for their assistance on this call.