Case: 2021-8375
Date: 2/14/21
Time: 11:51 p.m.
Location: 62980 N. Highway 97, Sugarloaf Mountain Motel
Arrested:
Russel W. Hendrickson, 32-year-old male, Bend
Leslie A. Hudson, 40-year-old female, Redmond
Kenneth J. Sommerset, 34-year-old male, Redmond
Vehicle: 2004, Mitsubishi Galant
On Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 11:51 p.m. Bend Police received a call from an employee at The Sugarloaf Mountain Motel where they left their vehicle unlocked and warming up prior to them getting off of their shift. Another employee was coming into work and saw the vehicle leaving the parking lot with a silver Infinity SUV, trailing behind. The employee called law enforcement and filed a stolen vehicle report. The officers were able to look at video surveillance from the motel and look for suspect information.
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 4:37 p.m. a dispute was reported at the Sugarloaf Mountain Motel. The victim of the car theft saw the same silver Infinity SUV in the parking lot of the motel. The victim confronted the occupants of the SUV, who denied stealing the vehicle. The victim was able to take several photographs of the occupants of the silver Infinity SUV. Once Bend Police saw the photographs of the occupants, one of the occupants was recognized as Russel Hendrickson. The officer was able to contact Russel Hendrickson’s probation officer, who stated he is on GPS monitoring. The officer was able to obtain Russel Hendrickson’s whereabouts during the time of the vehicle theft on February 14, 2021 and could see he was at the Sugarloaf Mountain Motel during the vehicle theft. Bend Police were also able to follow his GPS locations and determined an area where he discarded items from the vehicle, which included a baby stroller and the license plates.
On February 17, 2021 in the evening, the probation officer for Russel Hendrickson was able to notify Bend Police of his whereabouts according to his GPS. Officers contacted Russel Hendrickson at Motel West. He was arrested without incident and taken to the Deschutes County Adult Jail.
Through investigation, Bend Police were able to identify the two people who assisted Russel Hendrickson in the theft of the vehicle on February 14, 2021. The two people who assisted Russel Hendrickson were Leslie Hudson and Kenneth Sommerset. It was learned that the stolen vehicle was at an address on Faugarwee Circle in Deschutes River Woods.
Later in the night, Bend Officers were able to make contact with an occupant of the home on Faugarwee Circle at the end of the road. He did not deny the stolen vehicle was at the residence. A short time later Leslie Hudson drove the vehicle out to the Bend Police Officers. Leslie Hudson was taken into custody without incident and she was transported to the Deschutes County Adult Jail. Kenneth Sommerset’s location was unknown at the time officers arrested Leslie Hudson.
On February 23, 2021 at 5:57 p.m. officers were on routine patrol and contacted Kenneth Sommerset on a traffic stop. He was found in possession of methamphetamine and he was arrested on multiple charges and transported to the Deschutes County Adult Jail without incident.
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On February 17, 2021, Russel Hendrickson was charged with:
Probation/Parole Violation-Felony
UUMV
Theft I
Criminal Conspiracy
Criminal Mischief II
On February 17, 2021, Leslie Hudson was charged with:
UUMV
Theft I
Criminal Conspiracy
Criminal Mischief II
Possession of a Stolen Vehicle
On February 23, 2001, Kenneth Sommerset was charged with:
UUMV
Possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine
Delivery of a controlled substance, methamphetamine
Submitted by: Lt. Juli McConkey