On 8/14/15 at about 11:45 PM, deputies were advised of a grass fire along Highway 50 near Still Meadows Road in Camino. The caller reported seeing a male subject just off the highway, standing inside the fire.

On the deputy’s arrival, Cal Fire had extinguished the fire and was conducting mop-up operations. Cal Fire personnel advised they located an adult male near the burned area. The deputy contacted 30 year-old Justin Tullos, a transient, sitting inside the burned area on the hillside.

Tullos admitted to starting the fire and was arrested for arson. He also had a dagger concealed on his person and was charged with possession of a deadly weapon. He is in custody at the El Dorado County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Lt. Tom Murdoch

Booking photo of Justin Tullos

This past Saturday, officers from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and the Probation Office, were invited to participate in the Detective Michael Davis Jr., Memorial Flag Football Tournament, hosted by the Placer County Law Enforcement Chaplaincy.  This has been an annual event for the past five years.  However, with the senseless killing this past October of Placer County Detective Davis and Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Oliver, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office renamed this event.

El Dorado County Law Enforcement Officers held their own in the four team tournament.  They came from behind to almost win against the first Placer County team, falling behind in the last play of the game.  They got it together in their second game, with a hurry up offense and a solid defense winning against the second Placer County team.  Roseville Police Department’s offense was organized and difficult to read and was able to squeak out a win by only two points.  El Dorado County represented very well considering they only had one practice and a very limited playbook.  Needless to say, El Dorado County Law Enforcement Officers appreciated the opportunity to participate in such a worthy cause.  Wait until next year….

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