A Coos County Grand Jury returned a secret indictment charging Reina Gabriela Jackson with one count of Murder in the Second Degree and two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the Second Degree. The charges pertain to the homicidal death of Dr. Craig Jackson which occurred on August 2, 2021 in North Bend.
A nationwide warrant for Reina Jackson’s arrest was issued shortly thereafter. Coos County had asked for the assistance of the United States Marshall Service and the US Attorney’s Office in locating and arresting Reina Jackson as it was believed she was currently residing in her home nation of Guatemala. Reina Jackson is the ex-wife of Dr. Jackson.
Reina Jackson was arrested on June 14 in Atlanta after returning to the United States.
Jackson has been lodged in a jail facility in Georgia. Coos County District Attorney Paul Fraiser anticipates she will be making a court appearance in Atlanta in the near future to begin the extradition process to bring her back to Coos County.
This indictment was the culmination of an investigation lasting almost two years. The North Bend Police Department is the lead agency and was assisted by the Oregon State Police, Coos Bay Police Department, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, Coquille Police Department, Bandon Police Department, the Myrtle Point Police Department, the Oregon State Police Forensic Laboratory System, the Coos County and State of Oregon Medical Examiner’s Offices, and the Coos County District Attorney’s Office.