The Jefferson County resident deputy in Camp Sherman, backed up by two units from Black Butte Ranch and one from the Oregon State Police, arrested Billy Ray Heaton, 32, of Madras, on the interstate felony warrant.

According to Jefferson County deputy Lance McKenzie, the suspect was first spotted by an Oregon State Police cadet checking on wood cutting permits. The suspect's girlfriend had a valid permit.

After leaving the scene, the cadet called in Heaton's driver's license number and learned of the warrant. In the meantime, Heaton, his girlfriend and her two small children had gone down a spur road to find firewood.

For the next hour, the Oregon State Police approached from Lake Billy Chinook while Black Butte Ranch Police approached from Highway 20. Resident deputy McKenzie drove up Green Ridge from Camp Sherman.

Heaton was cutting wood near where the law enforcement vehicles converged. The girlfriend said Heaton was framed in Idaho. Heaton was transported to Jefferson County Jail. His girlfriend drove the pickup back to Madras with her two children.