Linn County Sheriff critical of video vigilante tactics

Linn County Sheriff critical of video vigilante tactics

A Lebanon man was eventually arrested but the social media personality that set up the sting didn't make it easy on deputies.

Sheriff: Lebanon man arrested on minors-related sex charges - The New Era

A Lebanon man was arrested Monday evening, April 7, on multiple sex charges involving minors, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported Tuesday.  According to Duncan, deputies arrested Burl Hilburn, 57, of Lebanon, after an investigation that lasted nearly a month.  Hillburn was lodged at Linn County Jail on two counts of first-degree online sexual corruption of a minor and two counts of luring a minor, Duncan said.  On March 11, 2025, the Li…