On 8/08/15 at about 7:20 AM deputies were dispatched to a reported kidnapping and carjacking. Meeting with the victim, the victim told deputies his 2007 gold Hyundai was taken from him while visiting friends. He said it all started yesterday (8/07) at a residence in the 1600 block of Beals Road in Placerville.

From the Beals Road home, the victim and his friends drove around the county for several hours making various stops and using heroin. While others drove his car, the victim was in and out of consciousness in a passenger seat. When they returned to the Beals Road residence, everyone got out of the car except the victim and Paul Miller, Robert Greene, and Chad Johnson got in. He said Robert Greene then started driving his car recklessly through Placerville at a high rate of speed and wouldn’t let him out. When asked to stop, Robert Greene told the victim the car was now his. Robert Greene and Paul Miller reportedly assaulted and threatened to kill him.

When they stopped at a house on Cedar Ravine to buy more heroin, the victim was able to get away. He ran into the bushes and hid all night. The victim thought he was followed but they didn’t find him. He didn’t know the current location of his car.

While the victim was talking to a deputy, another deputy spotted the victim’s car as it pulled into a driveway in the 1700 block of Beals Road. During a subsequent traffic stop, three people were detained. The driver was Robert Greene. Chad Johnson and Jamir Nathan were passengers in the vehicle. It also looked like several items had been removed from inside the car.

At the house in the 1600 block of Beals Road, deputies contacted Paul Miller. He too was detained regarding the carjacking investigation.

After gathering statements and evidence, deputies arrested 30 year-old Robert Greene, a transient, for carjacking, kidnapping during the commission of carjacking, and violation of probation. He received additional charges for bring a weapon, a concealed ice pick, into the jail during booking. He is being held without bail. 23 year-old Paul Miller, also a transient, was also arrested for carjacking, kidnapping during the commission of carjacking, and violation of probation. He also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. Miller is being held without bail. 23 year-old Jamir Nathan of Placerville was arrested for possession of narcotic paraphernalia. He was released on a $12,000.00 bond.

Lt. Tom Murdoch

Booking photo of Robert Greene

Booking photo of Paul Miller

Booking photo of Jamir Nathan

The body found off the OHV Trail west of Slate Mountain on 08/04/15 in the El Dorado National Forest was positively identified today as 45 year-old Edward Cavanaugh of San Francisco. The identification was done by a forensic odontologist, who compared Cavanaugh’s dental records to the upper and lower jaw bones found near his motorcycle. The cause of death is still under investigation.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is proud of our Explorer POST 457. Our Explorers brought back multiple awards from the 2015 Central Valley Explorer Competition that was held July 17, 18, & 19th in Manteca, California.

The team representing the POST consisted of 6 members. They were Explorer Captain Dylan Kammerer, Explorer Lieutenant Morgan Sears, Explorer Sergeant Nick Lawrence, Explorer Sergeant Zack Gallavan, Explorer Corporal Richard Barney and Explorer Corporal Grace Hunter.

Our Explorers competed against 38 other teams in the three day competition. At the end, POST 457 Explorers took third place in the Crime Scene Scenario. Partnered with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department Explorers, the combined team took third place in the Domestic Violence Situation Scenario and Hostage Negation Scenario. We also competed in 13 other scenarios including active shooter, traffic stop, bus assault, vehicle search, hostage rescue, burglary investigation, running the obstacle course, DUI investigation, a mental health situation, and a high risk traffic stop. Although our Explorers didn’t place in these events, the team learned a lot that will help them train for the next competition.

The Explorer POST members and Advisors are able to travel and compete due to donations from the public and the POST’s fund raising efforts all year. Our Explorers help with community service events like Toys for Tots, the Tobacco Use Prevention Program, Color Guard requests, the Search & Rescue Crab Feed, Breakfast with Santa, 4th of July events, the Law Enforcement Memorial Ball, Parades, the Chocolate Affair, National Night Out, and many others. They also do raffles and a yearly spaghetti feed as a way to keep solvent. This year’s spaghetti dinner fund raiser and raffle will be held in October 17th at the Church of the Foothills in Cameron Park. Please come, enjoy, and support this fantastic program for our youth.

Competitions such as this foster teamwork, communications skills, discipline, safety, awareness, decision making, personal integrity, service, and leadership. Plus, it is a lot of fun! If you are interested in becoming an Explorer or if you would like to support our POST through a donation please contact an Advisor at 530-642-4733 or email us at explorers@edso.org. Our website is www.service-life.com/ca/edso and you can also find us on Facebook at El Dorado County Sheriff Explorer POST #457.

Lt. Tom Murdoch