Roseburg Man Charged With Murder Of 11-Month-Old Son

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Roseburg man is in custody and facing murder charges after authorities say he reported his 11-month-old son missing, then later confessed to killing the child and disposing of his body in the South Umpqua River.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began on Sunday, March 15, 2026, shortly before 10 a.m., when 27-year-old Jared Scott Jeremy Stoller of Roseburg called 9-1-1 and reported that his 11-month-old son, Jaxson, was missing from his hotel room at the Relax Inn in Sutherlin.

Sutherlin police officers responded to the call and soon determined there were suspicious circumstances surrounding the report. The Douglas County Major Crimes Team was then activated to assist with the investigation.

During an interview with detectives from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Stoller eventually confessed to killing Jaxson days earlier at a location in Roseburg, according to investigators. Authorities said Stoller told detectives he had disposed of the child’s body in the South Umpqua River.

Search efforts later led investigators to the 3500 block of Old Melrose Road, where divers with the Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, assisted by boats from the Oregon State Police and Douglas County, recovered Jaxson’s body just before 6 p.m. Sunday.

The child’s body was turned over to the Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office. Authorities said an autopsy is expected to take place in the coming days.

Detectives arrested Stoller and lodged him at the Douglas County Jail on the following charges:

• Murder in the First Degree
• Abuse of a Corpse in the First Degree

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has been assigned as the lead investigating agency. The Douglas County Major Crimes Team includes investigators from the Sheriff’s Office, Roseburg Police Department, and Oregon State Police, working in consultation with the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office.

Additional assistance in the investigation came from Douglas County Search and Rescue, Sutherlin Police Department, Winston Police Department, Myrtle Creek Police Department, and the Oregon Department of Human Services - Child Welfare Division.

The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities said no additional details are expected to be released at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 541-440-4471 and reference Case #26-0836.

The official release by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office can be found here.