BEND, OR -- The Bend man accused in a fatal shooting in Alfalfa over the summer is now charged with Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide.

According to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office, the body of 53-year-old Neil Martell was found near Mayfield Pond on June 30, 2022. Investigators first called his death a "possible accidental shooting."

Jesse Ray was initially released after being cited for Negligently Wounding Another. But a Grand Jury later indicted the 39 year old for Manslaughter and Homicide, and the District Attorney's Office issued a nationwide warrant.

In November, he was found in Tabasco, Mexico and taken by U.S. Marshalls to Los Angeles. On December 21, Ray was extradited to Deschutes County.