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Man Wanted for Leaving Dead Fish at ‘Goonies’ House Saved by Coast Guard After Boat Capsized

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Samuel Coleman

Published Jan 20, 2026

A man needed for purportedly going out utilized in The Goonies film was safeguarded after a taken boat he was on overturned.

Jericho Labonte, 35, was arrested Friday following the series of occasions — which started with him purportedly recording himself leaving a fish at the Astoria, Oreg. home, and in the long run prompted him being saved by the Coast Gatekeeper as the boat overturned in the Columbia Stream, per the Astoria Police Office.

As indicated by authorities, Labonte was at that point needed on charges of burglary, imperiling someone else, unapproved utilization of a vehicle, and criminal wickedness.

Police didn’t quickly answer Individuals’ solicitation for input about his charges. Experts in Astoria got covers Wednesday that a singular left a dead fish on the patio of the home utilized in the 1985 exemplary movie, coordinated by Richard Donner and composed by Chris Columbus from a story by Steven Spielberg.

A reconnaissance video, shared by KGW, showed the suspect putting the fish on the home’s yard and recording the activity on his telephone, then, at that point, leaving after a couple of seconds.

Police in the long run recognized the man as Labonte, and put out a quest for him. After two days, the Coast Gatekeeper got a mayday communicated from a P/C Sandpiper yacht in the Columbia Stream. The call occurred during a preparation mission. The Coast Watchman had helicopters show up at the scene as a salvage swimmer made a beeline for the yacht, per tweets from the USCG Pacific Northwest. A video from the scene showed the boat inverting, as the man on board — later distinguished as Labonte — was tossed into the water.

“The surf made salvage by boat risky, so the aircrew chose to bring down the salvage swimmer and have the proprietor enter the water for salvage,” one tweet read.

“As he entered the water the vessel overturned however the salvage swimmer had the option to recuperate the individual securely.

He was flown back to Drift Watchman Base Astoria where EMS was holding on to assess and treat the man.”

The Coast Watchman in the end shared a picture of the safeguarded man being stolen away a helicopter, after which he was taken to the Columbia Dedication Clinic, treated, and later released.

(2/4)…who launched motor life boats from STA Cape Disappointment, the air crews arrived on scene to find the vessel floundering in the surf! The surf made rescue by boat dangerous, so the aircrew decided to lower the rescue swimmer and have the owner enter the water for rescue…

— USCGPacificNorthwest (@USCGPacificNW) February 3, 2023


“On February 3, 2023, we got a call from Port Security Boss Matt Hansen illuminating us that the vessel engaged with the Coast Watchman salvage prior in the day was taken from the Port of Astoria. He perceived the vessel on the video, reached the proprietor, and affirmed that it had been taken,” police revealed.

“At about similar time, we got calls from a few residents distinguishing the safeguarded casualty as Labonte.”

Labonte was put into guardianship Friday at the Shoreline Warming Center, per a police update.

The Goonies home itself was bought by Oregon-based business person and Goonies superfan Behman Zakeri back in January — 90 days after it went on the market for $1.65 million.

“Being a ‘Goonie’ signifies to me that regardless of what social status my companions and I came from, we could continuously stay together,” he told Individuals in a proclamation.

“My life as a youngster fellowships were, yet are, instrumental to my turn of events and achievement.

Purchasing this house is one enormous move toward showing your fantasies can turn into a reality with the right companions around you.”