Suspect Arrested in Gas Station Stabbing
A 36-year-old man from Apple Valley, California, is in custody in connection with a stabbing at a Bend gas station. Bend Police believe the suspect stabbed a man in the arm at the ARCO on South Highway 97 just after 9:30pm on Friday, July 25. Witnesses and responding officers provided lifesaving medical care to the 33-year-old victim. During the investigation, police identified the suspect and multiple vehicles associated with him. Bend police located one of the vehicles traveling south on Highway 97 on Aug. 3. Ten minutes later, Sunriver police located the vehicle at the Pinnacle 365 on Venture Lane and conducted a traffic stop.
Bend Man Extradited from Thailand for Child Sex Abuse
A 37-year-old man was extradited from Thailand to Bend on July 25 to face charges of child exploitation and manufacturing drugs. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit started investigating a tip in February 2024 about images of child sexual abuse being shared in an online chat. Investigators linked the account to the suspect. A search warrant conducted at his home in March 2024 uncovered a substantial quantity of psilocybin mushrooms and multiple firearms. The Sheriff’s Office says further investigation determined the man had communicated sexually with a juvenile female and obtained sexual images of the girl as well as multimedia images depicting sexual abuse of other children. While awaiting trial, the man fled to Thailand. The FBI and authorities in Thailand coordinated to take the suspect into custody and bring him back. He’s being held on a $1.15 million bail.
—Nic Moye
$3 Million
—The amount of money the Bend-La Pine School District is cutting from it’s 2025-26 operating budget in “The New Math.”
“I can’t wait to see what we do together to bring even more delightful experiences and opportunities to the community.”
—Brian August, new executive director for the Tower Theatre in this week’s Culture.
This article appears in Source Weekly August 7, 2025.
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