Location: 1975 5th Street
Case Number: 2406617
Date/Time: October 29th, 2024 @ 1130 AM
More Information: Public Information Coordinator | spdpi@springfield-or.gov
Completed By: Sgt. James Wilson
INVOLVED SUSPECT:
Rogers, Brandon | 44 Year-Old Male | Springfield, OR
Black, Heather | 36 Year-Old Female | Springfield, OR
NARRATIVE OF INCIDENT:
On September 17th, 2024 the Springfield Police Department and Department of Human Services began investigating a report of child abuse regarding a 7 year old boy with multiple injuries all over his body. Brandon Rogers and Heather Black were identified as the parents of the juvenile. Through the course of the investigation, it was learned Rogers and Black had physically abused their son, on two reported occasions, by tasing him as a form of discipline.
On October 4th, 2024 Springfield Police Detectives located Rogers and Black at their residence and subsequently arrested them for Assault III, Unlawful Use of a Stun Gun, and Criminal Mistreatment I regarding those incidents.
Detectives served a search warrant at their residence and collected multiple items of evidence to corroborate the incident. Detectives continued the investigation and began processing a large volume of digital evidence, to include multiple hours of video surveillance and other digital evidence. During this time, Rogers and Black were both released from the Lane County Jail. As the investigation progressed, a more heinous environment was discovered where Rogers and Black were physically abusing their son multiple times a day for multiple days in a row using a Taser and other weapons. Rogers and Black also menaced their 4 year old daughter on multiple occasions with the Taser.
On October 29th, 2024 Springfield Police Detectives re-located Rogers and Black and arrested them for additional incidents that were discovered after their first arrest. Detectives are still going through video and additional charges may be forthcoming. Black and Rogers were lodged at the Lane County Jail for the listed charges. Their 7-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter are now safe and living with other family members.
CHARGES:
Rogers, Brandon: Assault II x5 | Criminal Mistreatment I x5 | Unlawful Use of a Weapon x7 | Menacing x7
Black, Heather: Assault II x3 | Criminal Mistreatment I x3 | Unlawful Use of a Weapon x5 | Menacing x5
Anyone with further information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Springfield Police Department at 541-726-3721.
