Date: Jan. 13, 2026 

Case #: 2026-00002149, 2026-00002062 

Incident: Bend Police arrest menacing suspect after extensive search in NE Bend 

Date / Time of Incident: Jan. 13, 2026 / 1:42 p.m. 

Location: 63000 block of NE Meridian Place, Bend  

Arrested: Joel Twobulls Caubet, 27-year-old Bend resident 
Offenses: Menacing x2, Disorderly Conduct II, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Felon in Possession of a Weapon, Trespassing 

Arrested: Marjorie Deleen Eyle, 27-year-old Bend resident 
Offenses: Reckless Driving  

At approximately 10:28 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, Bend Police responded to a report of a man brandishing a firearm at another person at the Quickway Market parking lot on NE Butler Market Road. The suspect, 27-year-old Joel Twobulls Caubet, and a woman fled the scene in a red 1997 Land Rover.  

At approximately 1:42 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, Bend Police spotted the suspect vehicle traveling on Third Street near Empire Avenue. The suspect was in the passenger seat of the vehicle.  

The vehicle drove through neighborhoods before Caubet ran from the vehicle near the intersection of NE Boulderfield Avenue and Meridian Place.  

Officers detained the driver of the Land Rover, identified as 27-year-old Marjorie Deleen Eyle. She was cited for reckless driving and released at the scene. 

Officers set up a perimeter in the area and used drones and K-9 Buck to search for Caubet, who was seen attempting to enter a backyard in the area.  

At approximately 2:28 p.m., officers located Caubet hiding in the backyard of a home in the 63000 block of Meridian Place. K-9 Buck bit Caubet, who was taken into custody without further incident.  

Caubet was transported to St. Charles with minor injuries and will be lodged at the Deschutes County Jail on the above offenses.  

A detective also located a replica handgun at the intersection of NE Peale Street and Boulderfield Avenue.