Date: Nov. 28, 2022
Case #: 2022-00070584
Incident: Man arrested after hostage situation
Date / Time of Incident: Nov. 26, 2022 / 8:53 p.m.
Location: 60000 block of Alpine Drive, Bend
Arrested: Austin Michael Supica, 36-year-old Bend resident
Charges: Kidnapping I, Burglary I, In-State Warrant
On Saturday, Nov. 26 at approximately 8:53 p.m., Bend Police were called to a home in the 60000 block of Alpine Drive on a report of an unwanted subject.
The man, identified as 36-year-old Austin Michael Supica, was reportedly refusing to leave the home and was armed with a flare gun and threatening to shoot himself with it. Supica had been at the house earlier in the night and had been asked to leave, but had returned and forced his way into the home.
When officers arrived, two people in the home were able to leave, but Supica refused to allow a third person to exit.
After Supica repeatedly refused to leave the home and continued to prevent another person from leaving, the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team was activated and arrived at approximately 10:05 p.m.
The hostage escaped the home at around 10:34 p.m. while Supica was using the bathroom. Once Supica was the only person remaining in the house, CERT negotiators were able to talk him out of the house. At 10:45 p.m., Supica exited the residence and was taken into custody without incident.
He was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail on charges of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary and the felony in-state warrant.
Bend Police thanks the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office for its assistance providing a K-9 in this incident.