Police in Oregon have arrested a father who called them to report his infant son missing before telling them the baby boy was dead and dumped in a river, Us Weekly has learned.
Authorities have filed first-degree murder charges against Jared Scott Jeremy Stoller, who lives in Roseburg.
In a statement issued via Facebook, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Stoller called 911 on Sunday, March 15, shortly before 10:00 a.m.
The 27-year-old dad “reported to dispatchers that his 11-month-old son, Jackson James Stoller, was missing from his hotel room at the Relax Inn in Sutherlin, Oregon,” the statement explains.
Cops from the Sutherlin Police Department responded to the hotel where they immediately determined the circumstances surrounding the child’s disappearance were suspicious. As Jared was interrogated by detectives, he allegedly opened up and eventually confessed that he had murdered Jackson days earlier in Roseburg.
He then allegedly told investigators that “he had disposed of the child’s body in the South Umpqua River.” He later led police to the very spot where he dumped the baby’s corpse.
Divers from the Sheriff’s Office’s Dive Team — assisted by boats from the Oregon State Police and Douglas County — pulled Jackson’s body from the river just before 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
An autopsy was ordered on the child’s remains, and should be completed before Thursday, March 19. At this point, it is unclear how the baby was killed. However, Us has learned that Jared allegedly told police the boy had died accidentally.
In addition to the sole first-degree murder count, Jared — who is being held without bond — was also charged with abuse of a corpse.
The Douglas County Major Crimes Team is continuing to investigate the child’s homicide. If a motive is known at this point, police are not willing to share that information.
Anyone who may have any information about Jared or his infant son’s death are asked to contact investigators at (541) 440-4471 and reference case #26-0836.
According to court records accessed by Us, Jared had been ordered to pay the boy’s mother child support in 2025. But it wasn’t clear why the boy was in his custody or why he had booked a hotel room only 20 miles from his home.
If he is convicted by a jury, Jared faces lifetime imprisonment.
Stoller has not yet entered pleas, according to court records. His attorney was unavailable for comment.
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