The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office budget for the Fiscal Year 2022 has been approved by the Deschutes County Commissioners. The approved operating budget for the Sheriff’s Office is $54,135,362 with an additional $17,266,788 in a contingency for a total budget of $71,402,150.
Included in this budget is five new full time sworn positions. This new operating budget does not raise the current tax rates. It keeps the rural tax rate at $1.34 which is the same tax rate that was implemented in 2018. The Sheriff’s Office was able to reduce the countywide tax rate from $1.08 to $1.05.
Being able to keep the rural tax rate at $1.34 is significant due to the addition of five sworn full time employees and the expense of the body worn and in car camera systems.
I am very pleased that the Sheriff’s Office budget was approved, and we will be able to provide quality service to our community members without raising their property taxes. Sheriff L. Shane Nelson
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
Released by: Sergeant Jayson Janes
Date: September 21, 2021
The Sheriff’s Office would like to notify our community members of the upcoming increase in fees for concealed handgun licenses and renewals. Senate Bill 554 requires Sheriff’s Offices throughout the state to increase the fees for new concealed handgun licenses, CHL renewals, and transfers.
Starting September 25, 2021 the cost for a new concealed handgun license will be 115.00. The cost for a renewal of a CHL will be 75.00. The cost for a transfer and renewal will be 75.00. The cost for an address change or transfer will be 15.00.
If you have already scheduled an appointment and your appointment date is after the 25th, you will not be charged the increased fee.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
Released by: Sergeant Jayson Janes
Date: September 20, 2021
Arrested: Marshall Glenn Angel, 77 year old male, Redmond
Victim: 76 year old female, Redmond
Charges: Attempted Murder II, Assault II, Coercion, Menacing, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon
Location: 900 block of NE King Way, Redmond
On September 18, 2021 at approximately 9:38 AM, Deschutes County Sheriff Office deputies responded to a reported dispute in the 900 block of NE King Way.
During the investigation it was determined that Marshall Angel was involved in a dispute with a female. Deputies gathered statements from the involved subjects and collected evidence from the scene. Based on the statements made and evidence gathered, there was probable cause to believe that Angel had committed the crimes of Attempted Murder II, Assault II, Coercion, Menacing, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
The female was taken to St. Charles Medical Center by ambulance.
Angel was transported to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Jail and lodged on the above mentioned charges.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
Released by: Deputy Kyle Joye - Assistant Search and Rescue Coordinator
Date/time: 9/18/21 at 10:30 A.M.
Location: Camp Lake in the Three Sisters Wilderness
Rescued: Brian Werter – 32 year old male – Bend
Elyse Zukelich – 30 year old female - Bend
On 9/18/21 at about 10:30 AM, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office was advised of two hikers needing assistance at Camp Lake near Pole Creek Trailhead outside of Sisters, Oregon. Deschutes County 911 had received a report from Garmin GPS emergency response and they had received an emergency alert at this location from a Garmin GPS receiver.
Emergency response was able to make contact with the user who reported a weather system had moved in overnight and the user along with a hiking partner were now wet, cold and needing assistance back to the trailhead. At the time of this call, a United States Forest Service (USFS) Law Enforcement Officer was also notified and responded to the area. A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Assistant SAR Coordinator was able to make text message contact with the subjects and learned they were uninjured, but would not be able to safely return to the trailhead without assistance.
14 DCSO SAR volunteers responded to the trailhead including ground teams, medical teams and a horse team. The teams responded up the trail from Pole Creek Trailhead arriving at the patients at 3:40 PM. Upon arrival, SAR teams found the victims were not in need of medical care, although they would need assistance with basic care (food, water, dry clothing) prior to hiking down the trail. Teams noted at the time of arrival at the subjects camp, temperatures were in the low 30's with mixed snow and rain falling.
At 4:40 PM SAR teams began escorting the subjects down the trail where they decided to meet with friends and proceed home from the trailhead by personal vehicle. SAR personnel and the subjects arrived back at the trailhead at 7:30 PM. The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the United States Forest Service Law Enforcement Division for their help during this mission.
The Sheriff's Office would like to remind anybody hiking during this season that conditions can change rapidly and to be prepared for various temperatures and rain/snowfall. Additionally, keep a close eye on weather forecasts for areas in and around your recreation area.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a virtual class to prepare volunteers to become mentors for children with an incarcerated parent.
After initial training and comprehensive background checks, volunteers are matched with a child in Bend, Redmond, Sisters or LaPine that share similar interests and activities and commit to spending a few hours a week together for a minimum of one year. This time is often spent on outside activities, exploring the community, doing art or craft projects, or simply hanging out and talking.
On Saturday, September 25, COPY will offer a virtual orientation/training class. This 3½-hour class covers program policies, how to establish a mentor relationship, the impact incarceration has on families, communication skills, and safety and best practices for mentoring in a COVID-19 world. There is no cost to attend, but advanced registration is required.
For additional details please call 541-388-6651 or email COPY@deschutes.org Additional program information is available at the Sheriff’s Office web site at www.sheriff.deschutes.org/copy.
Released by: Sergeant Jayson Janes
Date: September 8, 2021
During the evening of September 7, 2021, an inmate in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Jail was displaying symptoms of COVID. This inmate, along with the other inmates in the housing unit were all tested for COVID. Five of the seven inmates in this single housing unit tested positive for COVID.
Throughout this pandemic, the DCSO Jail has been following Centers for Disease Control and Oregon Health Authority guidelines and taking necessary precautions for infection control in an attempt to keep COVID out of the facility.
The Sheriff’s Office Medical Director is managing care for these positive cases and currently coordinating with Deschutes County Public Health.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
Released by: Deputy Shane Zook - Assistant Search and Rescue Coordinator
Date/time: 09/06/21 at 2:27 PM
Location: Smith Rock State Park
Injured: Savanah Thomas – 26 year old female – Lake Tahoe, CA
On 09/06/21 at about 2:27 PM, Deschutes County Dispatch received a 911 call from a male climber at Smith Rock State Park. The climber reported that his female climbing partner had fallen about 15 feet and sustained injuries, which would require a rescue.
A Special Services Deputy responded to the park, along with the Redmond Fire Department. The Deputy paged out for Search and Rescue volunteers to respond to the park as well. Eighteen Search and Rescue volunteers responded to the page.
The Deputy, two members of the Redmond Fire Department and one State Park employee responded to the location of the injured climber, which was in the Monument climbing area. The climber was located in a ravine, several hundred yards up from the canyon floor. Members of the Redmond Fire Department assessed the climber's injuries and provided pain management medication until Search and Rescue arrived on scene.
When Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue arrived on scene, the medical team members began providing patient care and preparing the injured climber to be moved down the ravine in a litter. Members of the Mountain Rescue Team began preparing a technical rope system to assist in lowering the litter through some vertical areas within the ravine. Once the patient was ready, Search and Rescue members along with Redmond Fire and a State Park employee began moving the climber down through some tough terrain, eventually reaching the canyon floor. The climber was then carried out to an awaiting ambulance in a wheeled litter.
This was a team effort and and the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Redmond Fire and the Oregon State Parks for their assistance in this rescue.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: September 3rd, 2021
Released by: Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp
Alfalfa, OR –
On Thursday, September 2nd, 2021, Detectives with the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement team concluded a long-term investigation involving a large-scale illicit outdoor marijuana grow near Dodds Rd and Alfalfa Market Rd in the Alfalfa community.
On September 2nd, 2021, DCIME detectives, with the assistance of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, executed a Search Warrant on the 30-acre property and located 49 greenhouses containing 9,227 marijuana plants in various stages of growth. In addition to the plants, 2,800 pounds of processed marijuana were also found. Also concerning, two pistols and an AR-15 rifle was found within the marijuana grow operation.
During the investigation, it was determined that this particular illegal marijuana grow site was operated by and affiliated with a foreign Mexican drug cartel attempting to cultivate illegal marijuana for sale throughout the United States commercially. Most of the laborers found working on the grow site are Mexican nationals and illegally trafficked into the United States to work in the illegal marijuana trade involuntarily. The laborers were found living in primitive wooden structures and dome tents with limited clean water sources and dumping wastewater directly into the soil.
Approximately twenty-one people were detained and later released by Detectives at the scene. Some of the laborers fled into the neighboring property and offered no resistance when contacted by detectives. Several suspects, both foreign and domestic, have been identified. One person was arrested at the scene and released with a citation to appear in court. Detectives expect arrests are forthcoming once additional follow-up investigations are complete.
The possession of small amounts of marijuana is legal for recreational use in Oregon. However, large, unlicensed marijuana operations remain illegal. Due to these operations being unregulated, they pose dangers to the public and environment.
The Alfalfa community and surrounding areas in Deschutes County have been struggling with consistent groundwater sources. Since the beginning of DCIME, investigators have found illegal marijuana grows diverted or stolen significant water from nearby homes, commercial farms, or directly from pumps connected to underground sources in the arid central Oregon high desert. This particular grow site used underground water and maintained a complex watering system that supplied several on-site 15,000-20,000 gallon cisterns.
Additionally, Illegal marijuana farms, including this one, often use pesticides and insecticides that threaten residential water supplies and endanger the end user.
Illegal marijuana grows facilities have a very high electrical demand due to the lights, fans, and other equipment used. This grow site used jerry-rigged copper wire, extension cords, and power strips as permanent exterior wiring for processing equipment, lighting, fans, etc. Overloaded electrical wiring has caused fires in other marijuana grow facilities.
The Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement (DCIME) program is a partnership between the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, the Bend Police Department, and the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office to address illegal marijuana activity in Deschutes County.
DCIME Detectives were assisted by the Deschutes County Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team, Bend Police Department, Redmond Police Department, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police, Crook County Sheriff’s Office and the Alfalfa Fire Department, and the US Drug Enforcement Administration with the investigation, eradication, and dismantling of this site.
CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp, 541-550-4869 or kentv@deschutes.org
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service organization providing patrol, criminal investigations, corrections, civil and search and rescue. Special operations include a Marine Patrol, K-9 units, and Forest Patrol. Founded in 1916 and today directed by Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 157,000 residents in the unincorporated areas of the county. The agency has 221 authorized and funded personnel, including 175 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
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Released by: Deputy Shane Zook - Assistant Search and Rescue Coordinator
Date/time: 08/29/21 at 2:33 P.M.
Location: Pole Creek Trailhead
Injured: Steve Rex – 62 year old male – McMinnville, Or
On 08/29/21 at about 2:33 PM, Deschutes County Dispatch received a report of an injured hiker near the Pole Creek Trailhead. The reporting person stated that a male in her hiking party had fallen and injured himself. The caller stated that the hiker could not walk out and would need assistance to get back to the Pole Creek Trailhead. According to the coordinates that dispatch received from the caller’s phone, the injured hiker was located about 3.5 miles from the trailhead.
Ten Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue volunteers responded to the call. The volunteers parked at the Pole Creek Trailhead and hiked in with a wheeled litter. Members of the medical team evaluated the hiker’s condition and prepared him to be transported in the wheeled litter. The hiker was then loaded into the wheeled litter and carried back out to the trailhead.
The hiker chose to seek further medical treatment on his own and did not want the assistance of an ambulance.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
Released by: Deputy Kyle Joye - Assistant Search and Rescue Coordinator
Date/time: 08/24/21 at 11:47 AM
Location: South Fork Trail out of Tumalo Fall Trailhead
Injured: Julie Poulen – 46 YOF out of Bend, Oregon
On 08/24/21, at about 11:47 AM, Deschutes County 911 received a phone call from a female who was reporting an injured mountain bike rider on the South Fork Mt. Bike Trail, approximately 1.5 miles out of Tumalo Falls Trailhead. 911 Dispatch was able to obtain accurate coordinates for the injured rider, Ms. Julie Poulen.
Ten Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Volunteers, along with one DCSO Deputy responded to the scene. One of the DCSO SAR Volunteers was near the rider's location and responded directly to the scene to render aide until the remaining volunteers could respond on foot.
The patient was evaluated by DCSO SAR medical team members, and loaded into a wheeled litter. The patient was carried out to Tumalo Falls Trailhead, where she was transferred to her personal vehicle. The patient refused any further medical treatment and planned to seek further medical treatment on her own.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.