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RELEASED BY: Sergeant Jason Wall
DATE: December 02, 2022
ARRESTED: Brandon A. Hoff, 32-year-old male, Bend, Oregon
CHARGES: Assault 4th Degree, Criminal Mischief 1st Degree, Menacing, Reckless Endangering Another Person
VICTIM: 53-year-old male, Bend, Oregon
LOCATION: 62600 block of Erickson Road, Bend, Oregon
On December 1st, 2022, at approximately 10:30 pm, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 62600 block of Erickson Road regarding a physical dispute. Deschutes County 911 advised responding deputies a male, later identified as Brandon Hoff, was inside a vehicle crashing into other parked vehicles on the property, and through doors on some of the outbuildings.
Once a deputy arrived on scene, Hoff was contacted standing near a vehicle that had heavy front end damage and he was ultimately taken into custody without incident. One subject involved received minor injuries.
During the course of the investigation, it was determined Hoff assaulted another male on the property, and then utilized his Ford Escape to crash into parked vehicles on the property, through a fence line, and through a shed bay door causing extensive damage to the shed. Hoff also caused one of the parked vehicles to crash into a garage resulting in extensive damage to the garage attached to a residence.
During the dispute and subsequent damage done to the fence line, numerous horses escaped their pastures and needed to be corralled by their owner.
Preliminary estimates of property damage have been listed as in excess of $50,000.00.
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 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 193 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.