A 32-year old Bend man was jailed on a list of charges after he was seen driving drunk in northeast Bend. According to Bend Police, at approximately 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, police received a traffic complaint of an erratic driver in a white Chrysler Pacifica who was waving out the window and following other vehicles in the downtown area.
An officer located the vehicle in the area of NE Third Street and Franklin Avenue and witnessed the driver go straight through an intersection labeled “right turn only.” When the officer initiated a traffic stop, the driver struck a parked pickup truck while turning into a parking lot in the 600 block of NE Third Street, then parked and immediately got out of the minivan.
The suspect showed signs of impairment and appeared to have a knife holstered on his hip. He did not obey repeated commands from the officer, instead pacing and alternating between sitting and kneeling. As officers attempted to take him into custody, he resisted arrest, repeatedly reached for the knife sheath on his hip and also attempted to take hold of an officer’s vest and remove police gear. Officers placed him in a WRAP device during the encounter.
A search of his vehicle revealed multiple open alcoholic beverages in the center console and on the passenger floorboard, as well as a loaded Sig Sauer pistol under the driver’s seat. Officers also found multiple magazines containing hollow-point bullets, as well as metal knuckles, during a search of the minivan. An investigation determined the gun was stolen out of Texas. No knife was located.
The suspect was transported to St. Charles Bend before being sent to the Deschutes County Jail on felony DUII, felony driving while suspended, reckless driving, resisting arrest, first-degree theft, second-degree disorderly conduct, felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of a restricted weapon, and a parole violation.
