Date: Dec. 11, 2025  

Case #: 2025-00070644 

Incident: Three arrested for burglarizing home in NW Bend  

Date / Time of Incident: Dec. 9, 2025 / 12:40 p.m.  

Arrested/Offenses:  
Heather May Cordier, 36-year-old Bend resident: Theft I, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary I 
Stephen Michael Rechner III, 47-year-old Bend resident:  Burglary I, Theft I, Criminal Trespass I, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary I, parole violation warrant 
Stephanie Lafountaine, 41-year-old Bend resident: Burglary I, Theft I, Criminal Trespass I, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary I  
Sergei Leonard Newlin, 33-year-old Bend resident: Unrelated parole violation warrant

On Saturday, Nov. 29, Bend Police responded to a report of a burglary in the 1000 block of NW Baltimore Avenue.  

The homeowners, upon returning from being out of town, discovered that a variety of their belongings were missing. The homeowners rent their house out when they leave town, and the company that manages the rentals hired a third-party cleaner to come in after the visitors departed.  

The homeowners reviewed their surveillance video footage and saw the cleaner arrive in the early afternoon of Nov. 16. Approximately two hours later, two additional people arrived and entered the home. The three departed about 10 minutes later with a large number of items in garbage bags. The missing items were estimated at approximately $1,200.   

An investigation determined the cleaner was 36-year-old Bend resident Heather Cordier, and the two additional suspects were identified 41-year-old Stephanie Lafountaine and 47-year-old Stephen Rechner, both of Bend.  

Between 12:40 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, Bend Police executed two search warrants related to this investigation. The search warrants took place at an apartment at 1707 SE Tempest Drive and 618 NE Bellevue Drive. The operation involved patrol officers and detectives, as well as members of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team. Officers received additional assistance from drone operators, negotiators, and community service officers.  

Officers recovered items connected to the burglary at both locations.  

Cordier, LaFountaine and Rechner were taken into custody, as was Sergei Newlin, who had an unrelated warrant for a parole violation. All four were lodged at the Deschutes County Jail.