Grants Pass Teen Held at Knifepoint in Facebook Marketplace Robbery by Trio of Youth Suspects

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass Police Officers arrested 20-year-old Aiden Steven McCarroll and two juveniles yesterday in connection with a robbery with a knife on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at about 5:24 p.m. in the 1200 block of Rogue River Highway regarding a robbery with a knife.

Officers found a 15-year-old victim who said the trio had used a knife to take clothing items he had been trying to sell through Facebook Marketplace.

The 20-year-old and 15-year-old suspects took the clothing while the 14-year-old suspect held a knife to the victim’s throat and punched him across the face before they all fled the scene on foot.

All three were arrested on charges of Robbery in the first degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Assault in the third degree, and Theft in the second degree.

McCarroll was lodged at the Josephine County Jail. In contrast, the two teenagers were lodged at the Josephine County Juvenile Justice Center.