Date: July 23, 2024

Case #: 2024-00042313

Incident: One arrested for armed robbery of marijuana dispensary 

Date / Time of Incident: July 23, 2024 / 4:38 p.m. 

Location: Top Shelf Medicine, 800 block of NE Greenwood Avenue, Bend 

Arrested: Russell Ian Boggess, 41-year-old Bend resident 

Offenses: Attempted Murder, Robbery I, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Assault IV x2, Assault II, Harassment, Menacing x3, Interference with a 911 call, Felon in Possession of Firearm

A 41-year-old Bend man was arrested after robbing a marijuana dispensary with a handgun on Tuesday, July 23. 

Bend Police responded to Top Shelf Medicine in the 800 block of NE Greenwood Avenue at approximately 4:38 p.m. after an employee called 911 to report that she’d been struck in the face and threatened with a handgun before the suspect took a bag of marijuana and walked out the door. The suspect attempted to fire two shots at the employee, but the handgun malfunctioned.  

Other employees put the suspect, identified as Russell Boggess, into a headlock and held him until officers arrived less than a minute later. Two employees were injured while they restrained Boggess.

Boggess was taken into custody at 4:41 p.m. and officers used a wrap device to restrain him. He was transported to the Bend Police Department, then to St. Charles Bend. When he’s cleared at the hospital, he will be booked into the Deschutes County Jail on suspicion of the above charges.