On Aug. 21, 2025, Dylan Wright, age 32 of Otis, was arrested after attempting to pick up a minor at an undisclosed location in Lincoln City. Wright is accused of sending sexually graphic messages and offering to sell/bring marijuana to an undercover officer posing as a minor. A search warrant was executed on Wright’s vehicle. Officers located many individually packaged Ziploc bags of marijuana bud, large bags/moving boxes of marijuana trimmings, a digital scale, and marijuana pipes. Wright was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail for Luring a Minor, Online Sexual Corruption of a Child 1st Degree, Delivery of Marijuana, and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. His bail was set at $150,00.
On Aug. 30, 2025, Joseph Dunn, age 36 of Colton, was arrested after attempting to pick up a minor at an undisclosed location in Lincoln City. Dunn is accused of sending sexually charged messages and images through social media to an undercover Officer posing as a minor. Dunn was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail for Luring a Minor, Online Sexual Corruption of a Child 2nd Degree x2, and Sexual Corruption of a Child 1st Degree. His bail was set at $250,000.
LCPD Officers were assisted by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
The Lincoln City Police encourages parents to monitor their children’s social media activity and discuss with them the possible dangers of communicating with strangers online.
