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Merced Man Arrested for Unlawful S*x with a Minor

At about 9am this morning, Merced Police officers investigated a report of unlawful sexual in*******se with a minor.

The suspect was arrested and booked into the Merced County Jail.

On March 17, Merced Police Officers received a report that Jess Burris (38) was having an unlawful sexual relationship with a 16-year-old minor.

As officers and detectives followed up on the investigation, they learned that Burris had in*******se with the minor several times over the past year.

Detectives were able to locate Burris and after he was interviewed, he was arrested for unlawful sexual in*******se with a minor and for oral copulation with a person under 18.

Burris was booked into the Merced County Jail.
Merced PD Case Number: 23-13842

This investigation is still ongoing, and Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Detective Alicia Gorman at 209-388-7715 or by email at [email protected].

Anonymous Tip Line (Non-emergency) call 209-385-4725
Anonymous Tips online at http://www.MercedAreaCrimeStoppers.org/index.html

Unresponsive Woman, Fentanyl, Co***ne, M/30 Pills, Xanax, Mexican White He**in, Etc, Etc, Etc, Etc Dugs, 10 Cases of Illegal Fireworks, and Unregistered Gun!

Early Friday morning, Merced County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Hatch Road in Merced for an unresponsive female.

When Deputies arrived, they located the unresponsive woman. While paramedics were preparing to transport the woman, Deputies found numerous cubes of Fentanyl in a baggie and another baggie of Co***ne in plain view.

Detectives arrived on scene and served a search warrant on the property. They located 1,700 counterfeit Fentanyl laced M/30 pills, 300 sleeping pills, 79 Xanax/Alprazolam pills, 127 grams of rainbow Fentanyl, 51 grams of colored Fentanyl, 19 grams of white Fentanyl, 29 grams of Mexican white He**in, 170 grams of an unknown multicolor powder, 73 grams of Co***ne, 85 grams of Black Tar He**in, 41 grams of Psilocybin/Mushrooms, 25 grams of Ephedrine, 32 ounces of THC Oil, 36 grams of concentrated cannabis "wax," 240 pounds of processed ma*****na. In addition, they located inventory sheets, receipts for purchases of narcotics, cash, ammunition, an unregistered firearm, and ten cases of illegal fireworks.

The Merced County Fire Department arrived on scene and took the illegal fireworks.

Due to the narcotics being widely spread throughout the house, Child Protective Services were notified and detained six children. The children had full access to these narcotics.

Detectives ultimately arrested Elias Antonio Anaya for various charges. The woman is expected to make a full recovery.

Excellent job by all who were involved in this case!

Out of an abundance of caution, Sheriff Vern Warnke is issuing evacuation warnings for the areas of Planada and Le Grand (pictured below). At this time, the Army Corps of Engineers is predicting that Owens Creek and Mariposa Creek flood control dams will reach their maximum capacity tomorrow evening around 9:00 pm. That means that they will start using their bypass channel to release more water and keep the dams intact. Due to this occurrence, please plan ahead and gather all important documents, medication, device chargers, and animals.

If you choose to evacuate and have nowhere else to go, there are shelters available in Merced and Atwater. We will provide you with up-to-date information as the situation evolves. For all emergencies, please call 9.1.1.

*Pira Drive Residents* Please follow the City of Merced's recommendations. We will update you if that changes.

Shelter locations:
- Merced County Fairgrounds | 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Merced, CA | Opens at 1:00 pm on 3/9/23 | Animals are welcome
- Atwater Community Center | 760 East Bellevue Road, Atwater, CA | Opens at 5:00 pm on 3/9/23
- Other locations will open as needed

De una abundancia de precaución, Sheriff Vern Warnke está emitiendó advertenciás de evacuacion para las ciudades de Planada y Le Grand (en la foto de abajo). En este momento, el cuerpo de Ejercito está prediciciendo que Owens Creek y Mariposa Creek se derramarán manañá en la tarde al rededor de las 9:00 P.M. Eso significa que comenzarán a usar su canal de derivación para liberar más agua y mantener las represas intactas. Por favor de planificar con anticipación y reunir documentos importantes, medicamentos, cargadores de dispositivos, y sus mascotas.

Si elije evacuar, y no tiene a donde mas ir, hay albergües disponible en Merced y Atwater. Nosotros lé proporcionaremos con informacion actualizada a medida que evoluciona la situación. Para toda las emergenciás, favor de hablar al 911.

*Residentes de Pira Drive* Siga las recomendaciones de la Ciudad de Merced. Le avisaremos si esto cambia.

ubicación del refugio:
- Merced County Fairgrounds | 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Merced, CA | Abre a las 1:00 pm on 3/9/23 | animales bienvenidos
- Atwater Community Center | 760 East Bellevue Road, Atwater, CA | Abre a las 5:00 pm on 3/9/23
- se abrirán otras ubicaciones, según sea necesario