Police killings
2013-2020

Jeffrey Alan Burleson

Male, White

Date of the incident: 1/12/2018

Cave Junction, Josephine, OR
213 S Redwood Hwy

Jeff Burleson had been arrested in Florida for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and domestic violence by strangulation. After posting bail, he removed an electronic monitoring device and went to Oregon. Sgt. James Geiger and other officers saw a pickup associated with Burleson and followed it into a Dairy Queen parking lot. Police approached and told Burleson and the driver to put their hands up. Instead, Burleson allegedly pushed the driver aside and pointed a handgun at Geiger, who shot and killed Burleson.