Date: Nov. 13, 2023
Case #: 2023-0063157
Incident: Drug investigation - large drug seizure
Arrested: David John Hanegraaf Sr., 64-year-old Sisters resident
Charges: Unlawful delivery of a schedule II-controlled substance, Unlawful possession of a schedule II-controlled substance, Unlawful delivery of cocaine, and Unlawful possession of cocaine
Arrested: David Keith Hanegraaf Jr., 45-year-old Redmond resident
Charges: Unlawful delivery of a schedule II-controlled substance, Unlawful possession of a schedule II-controlled substance
Arrested: William Leslie Pelham, 54-year-old Sisters resident
Charges: Unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
Redmond, OR and Sister, OR-
Yesterday, a father and son were both arrested for distributing illegal narcotics in Central Oregon.
This was the result of a longer-term investigation by the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team and was concluded when drug agents executed search warrants at two different locations in Redmond, Oregon and Sisters, Oregon. One search warrant was served in the 3000 block of Obsidian Place in Redmond, Oregon and the second search warrant was served in the 7000 block of Holmes Road in Sisters, OR.
On Nov. 13th, 2023, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team, in collaboration with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Bend Police Department, Redmond Police Department, and the Deschutes County Illicit Marijuana Enforcement Team concluded a long-term investigation and surveillance operation with the arrest of both David Hanegraaf Jr. and David Hanegraaf Sr.
During the past couple months, drug agents identified both David Hanegraaf Jr. and David Hanegraaf Sr. as fentanyl traffickers in the central Oregon area. The investigation alleges that both David Hanegraaf Jr. and David Hanegraaf Sr. possessed and distributed large quantities of fentanyl in central Oregon.
After a surveillance operation, both David Hanegraaf Jr. and David Hanegraaf Sr. were contacted in or near vehicles as they left their residences. Both were arrested and then search warrants were served at both of their homes.
A subsequent search of David Hanegraaf Sr.’s home was conducted, and detectives located a commercial quantity of fentanyl, cocaine, and psilocybin mushrooms, also located were multiple firearms and U.S. currency.
Detectives also dismantled a large commercial marijuana grow and a BHO extraction laboratory. The investigation revealed that Hanegraaf Sr. was growing marijuana and selling the processed marijuana by shipping it around the United States.
A subsequent search of David Hanegraaf Jr.’s person was conducted, and detectives located fentanyl powder, packaging material, and U.S. currency. There was additional evidence of drug distribution located at his residence.
William Pelham was living on David Hanegraaf Sr.’s property in a class A motorhome tending to the marijuana grow at the location. The investigation revealed he was in possession of a rifle, and he is a convicted felon.
William Pelham, David Hanegraaf Jr. and David Hanegraaf Sr. were lodged at the Deschutes County Adult Jail on the above listed charges. Additional charges may be filed in this case as the investigation is ongoing.
Criminal complaints contain only charges; defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program and the following Central Oregon law enforcement agencies: Bend Police Department, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Redmond Police Department, Prineville Police Department, Crook County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Madras Police Department, Oregon State Police, Sunriver Police Department, Black Butte Police Department, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Warm Springs Tribal Police Department, Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson County District Attorney’s, and the Oregon National Guard.
The CODE team is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that identifies, disrupts, and dismantles local, multi-state, and international drug trafficking organizations using an intelligence-driven, multi-agency prosecutor-supported approach. CODE is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) which is composed of members from the Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program.
The Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates with and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement initiatives, including the CODE.