Date: Sept. 15, 2025  

Case #: 2025-00055284 

Incident: Bend man arrested after stabbing his father, eluding traffic stop 

Date / Time of Incident: Sept. 15, 2025 / 3:57 p.m. 

Location: 61400 block of Little John Lane, Bend  

Arrested: Thomas William Woolley, 35-year-old Bend resident 

Offenses: Assault I, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer  

At approximately 3:57 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, Bend Police responded to a report of a stabbing in the 61400 block of Little John Lane. The caller reported that a man, 35-year-old Thomas William Woolley, had stabbed his father at their residence, then fled the area in a white two-door Honda Accord.  

Officers responded to the home within 5 minutes, where they found a man with a serious stab wound to the chest. Officers cleared the home, rendered treatment to the victim, and began searching the area for Woolley. The victim was transported to St. Charles by Bend Fire & Rescue.  

At approximately 4:17 p.m., an officer in a marked patrol vehicle located Woolley driving in Deschutes River Woods in the suspect vehicle. The officer attempted to stop Woolley, but he accelerated away from the officer and took off southbound on U.S. Highway 97.  

Officers pursued the suspect and were joined in their pursuit by members of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.  

Woolley continued to speed away from officers at speeds up to 100 MPH. Woolley pulled onto the shoulder at approximately 4:21 p.m. near Lava Butte. Officers took Woolley into custody without incident and transported him to the Bend Police Department to continue the investigation.  

The Bend Police Department wishes to thank the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Bend Fire & Rescue and the Oregon State Police for their assistance on this incident.