On Monday, September 30th, 2024 at approximately 7:15pm, Lincoln City Police Officers responded to the report of a male pointing a handgun at people in a hotel room at the Coho Oceanfront Lodge. When officers arrived on scene, the male suspect, later identified as 44-year-old Kennewick, WA resident Bobby PEREZ, had already left the scene.
During the investigation, LCPD Officers discovered that PEREZ had pointed a handgun at two people, then lit a fire in the bathroom of their shared hotel room. LCPD Officers confirmed PEREZ had left the room and North Lincoln Fire & Rescue extinguished the fire. Damage from the fire was contained to the involved room.
LCPD Officers attempted to located PEREZ with the assistance of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, including LCSO K9 Ghost and the LCSO Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) team, but were unable to locate him immediately. LCPD Officers contacted local businesses, including the Chinook Winds Casino, and provided PEREZ’s picture to the employees.
At approximately 11:17am on October 1st, 2024 the Chinook Winds Casino Security and Surveillance department contacted LCPD and informed officers that PEREZ was on their property. LCPD worked with the US Marshals Service to locate and arrest PEREZ.
PEREZ was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail on charges including two counts of Menacing, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Arson in the First Degree, and Possession of Cocaine.
Thank you to our community partners North Lincoln Fire and Rescue, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and the Chinook Winds Casino Security Team for their assistance with this incident. Additionally, we would like to thank the US Marshals Service for their assistance in apprehending this subject.