Grants Pass, Ore. – On Thursday, December 1st, Grants Pass Police responded to the Wonder Bur Lounge & Café regarding a fight between multiple subjects inside the establishment.
Upon arrival, Officers learned an off-duty bartender, Todd A. Heckers, 40 years old, had been in a fight with three men ages 75, 75, and 63. One of the 75-year-old men sustained serious injuries, including broken ribs and a laceration above the eye. The other 75-year-old was transported to the Three Rivers Medical Center by ambulance with critical injuries, where he later died.
Heckers fled the scene prior to the officers’ arrival. The fight was captured on surveillance video.
Grants Pass Police Detectives investigated the assault and arrested Todd Heckers on Friday, December 9th. Heckers was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Manslaughter in the First degree and Assault in the Second Degree. (Assault in the Second Degree is a measure 11 charge)
Anyone who witnessed the fight is asked to contact Detective Shaw at 541-450-6260 and reference case #22-52393.
(Information from GPPD)
