2 from crashed Medford plane jailed on marijuana charges

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – The pilot and passenger of a small private plane that crashed into a Medford neighborhood over the weekend have been jailed on marijuana trafficking charges.

The Mail Tribune reports Monday that 34-year-old Zachary Wayne Moore and 38-year-old Matthew William Thompson, both from Boise, Idaho, were booked in the Jackson County Jail on felony charges of importing or exporting marijuana items and unlawful marijuana possession.

The single-engine 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza crashed into a tree Saturday in Medford.

No one on the ground was hurt and Moore and Thompson had only minor injuries.

Medford Police Sgt. Steve Furst says a federal drug investigation is ongoing.

Moore and Thompson haven’t made a first court appearance and it’s unclear if they have attorneys yet.