Bend Police Arrest Four On Assault, Sexual Assault And Robbery Charges - 09/17/26
Date: Sept. 17, 2026
Case #s: 2026-00047023
2026-00043484
Incident: Four arrested on assault, sexual assault and robbery charges
Date / Time of Incident: Sept. 16, 2026 / 6:30 p.m.
Location: 1900 block of NW Monterey Pines Drive, Bend
Arrested: Jonah Dawit Crooks, 19-year-old Bend resident
Offenses: Assault II, Assault III x 2, Rape I, Sodomy I, Criminal Mischief II, Theft I, Robbery III, Criminal Conspiracy II
Arrested: Jarixtsa Iriani Johnson, 18-year-old Bend resident
Offenses: Assault II, Assault III
Arrested: Eldon Wilson Miller, 20-year-old Bend resident
Offenses: Assault III, Criminal Mischief II, Theft I, Robbery III, Criminal Conspiracy II
Arrested: 17-year-old Redmond resident
Offenses: Assault II, Assault III
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Bend Police and the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team made four arrests in multiple assault and robbery cases and served a search warrant at an apartment in the 1900 block of NW Monterey Pines Drive.
Jonah Dewit Crooks, 19; Jarixtsa Iriani Johnson, 18, and a 17-year-old juvenile were arrested on suspicion of assault stemming from a physical altercation at a house party in the 1600 block of NE Watson Drive in late July. In that incident, an 18-year-old woman was assaulted by Johnson, Crooks and the juvenile. The 18-year-old victim suffered a broken jaw.
Crooks was also arrested on suspicion of an Aug. 23 sexual assault at Cassity's Bar on SW Century Drive in Bend. In that instance, a 21-year-old Bend woman reported that she and Crooks were allowed back into the bar after closing to use the restroom. When she entered the restroom, Crooks sexually assaulted her. The victim reported the incident to Bend Police the next day.
Eldon Wilson Miller, a 20-year-old Bend resident, and Crooks were also arrested on suspicion of committing a robbery in Sunriver.
When officers executed a search warrant at the apartment on Monterey Pines Drive, they found a commercial quantity of cocaine, as well as a scale and packaging materials consistent with drug sales. They also recovered a 9mm handgun.