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## Updated Release on May 16th, 2020 by Sgt. James McLaughlin ##
Suspect, Brenden Michael Camirand was captured by DCSO deputies at a transient camp located east of Highway 97 near Fort Thompson Ln. He was taken into custody without further incident. Camirand was lodged at the Deschutes County Adult Jail on 3 outstanding warrants for his arrest and the following charges:
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Attempt to Elude in vehicle (Felony)
Attempt to Elude on foot (Misdemeanor)
Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine)
Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine)
Possession of a Controlled Substance (Heroin)
Driving While Suspended (Misdemeanor)
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NARRATIVE:
On April 30th, 2020 at approximately 7 PM, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were notified by Bend Police Department Officers that a stolen Honda Civic was seen leaving the city to the north on the Bend Parkway.
DCSO Deputies located the stolen Honda driving northbound on US97 at Robal Rd. Deputies initiated a traffic stop with the Honda and it sped away. DCSO Deputies pursued the Honda on Highway 97 before it turned east onto public land near Fort Thompson Ln.
The Honda traveled off-road into a transient camp where the driver fled on foot. DCSO Deputies identified the driver as Brenden Michael Camirand, age 28, of Bend. In addition to this incident, Camirand has three outstanding arrest warrants.
Deputies located a nearby travel trailer that Camirand lives in and surrounded the trailer.
DCSO Deputies obtained a search warrant for the trailer and with the help of DCSO SWAT Team members, forced entry into the trailer.
Camirand was not inside the trailer and remains at large.
The Honda was recovered and returned to the owner.
DCSO Deputies were assisted at the scene by Officers with the Bend Police Department and Redmond Police Department.
Please contact the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office with any information about Brenden Michael Camirand’s whereabouts at 541-693-6911. Reference DCSO Case # 20-78844
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, Street Crimes, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with six K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves the nearly 190,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 230 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 187 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
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