Date of incident: June 24th, 2026 

 

Case #: Jefferson County Sheriff Office - 2605668

 

Arrested & Charges:

 

Nicholas Alin Speck, 40-year-old, Redmond resident, Attempt to Elude Police – Vehicle, Reckless Driving, Reckless Endangering, & Felon in Possession of a Weapon (Firearm)

 

Elizabeth Ann Chavez, 40-year-old, Madras resident, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Escape III

 

Brent Lee Waldorf, 35-year-old, Madras resident, Unlawful Possession of Fentanyl, Unlawful Delivery of Fentanyl

 

Kenneth Lee Crutcher, 48-year-old, Redmond resident, Parole Violation warrant, & Felon in Possession of Weapon (Taser)

 

Jeremy James Wisely, 42-year-old, Madras resident, Probation Violation warrant

 

Victor Manuel Chavez, 49-year-old, Madras resident, Disorderly Conduct II

 

Andrew John Jones, 39-year-old, Bend resident, Probation Violation warrant

 

 

Over the past few months, members of the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team & the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a drug investigation on Elizabeth Ann Chavez and, Brent Lee Waldorf and a residence in the 400 block of SE Grizzly Rd., in Madras, OR.

 

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, a Jefferson County deputy attempted to stop a blue Chevrolet Malibu near Hwy. 97 and NE Elm Ln. as part of this investigation. The vehicle did not stop and continued to elude police.  Spike strips, a tool used to deflate tires, were deployed and deflated two of the tires on the vehicle; however, the driver did not stop.  As the vehicle approached the residential area of NE 10th St. and NE Loucks Dr. increasing community safety concerns caused officers to use a precision immobilization technique (PIT) maneuver to stop the vehicle.  All three people in the vehicle were taken into custody. The driver was identified as Nicholas Alin Speck, the front passenger was identified as Andrew John Jones, and the rear passenger was identified as Brent Lee Waldorf.  Speck was arrested for attempting to elude police, reckless endangering, and reckless driving. Andrew John Jones had a warrant for his arrest. Brent Lee Waldorf was in possession of a commercial amount of suspected fentanyl.

 

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Drug Detection K9 Keira responded and alerted to the odor of drugs in the vehicle. Detectives wrote a search warrant for the vehicle, which was signed by a Jefferson County Judge. Police located a handgun and drug related items during the service of the search warrant. The investigation revealed that Nicholas Alin Speck was in possession of the handgun.

 

Drug agents were conducting surveillance of a home in the 400 block of SE Grizzly Rd. in Madras, OR, as this traffic stop occurred. Two people left the home, one on a scooter and one on a bike. Agents watched additional people get in a vehicle that left the home, and police conducted another traffic stop. A woman, later identified as Elizabeth Ann Chavez, ran from the vehicle, attempting to escape from police.  She was taken into custody near the traffic stop. Elizabeth Ann Chavez was later found to be in possession of methamphetamine. One of males in the vehicle, Kenneth Crutcher, was found to have a warrant for his arrest, and he was carrying a taser device; he was arrested at the scene.

 

Police had a signed search warrant for the same residence in the 400 block of SE Grizzly Rd., in Madras, OR, and went to the location to serve the search warrant. Nine more people were found at the residence. One individual, Jeremy James Wisely, had a warrant for his arrest and was taken into custody.  Victor Manuel Chavez became very verbally aggressive with police; he caused a disturbance and was arrested for disorderly conduct in the second degree.

 

During a search of the residence, drug-related items and material consistent with the distribution of drugs was located and seized.

 

CODE Detectives were assisted by the DEA, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Madras Police Department, and Oregon State Police during this investigation.

 

All individuals arrested were transported and lodged at the Jefferson County Jail.

 

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 Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement task forces to disrupt or dismantle local, multi-state and international drug trafficking organizations.