A 32-year-old Warm Springs resident is facing charges after Bend Police say a man was seriously injured outside a Too $hort concert Saturday night. Police responded just before midnight to the area of Greenwood Avenue and Hill Street, near the Midtown Ballroom. Callers reported a 44-year-old Redmond man had been punched and was unconscious. The victim was transported by Bend Fire medics to St. Charles. Officers described the scene as chaotic, with a large intoxicated crowd and several disputes underway. With help from a security guard, police identified Hamley Sam Smith and arrested him nearby.

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Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair appeared with Democratic U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum Saturday at a League of Women Voters Candidate forum.  The two candidates for Oregon’s 5^th Congressional District met at Ridgeview High School ahead of the November election. Bynum called for more housing construction, less red tape, and support tailored to both urban and rural communities. She also highlighted student needs across the district. Adair focused on Oregon’s tax burden, saying it strains businesses and working families, and argued the private sector should play a larger role in housing development.

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A Bend man will spend more than ten years in federal prison for an armed robbery at a cannabis dispensary. Forty-three-year-old Russell Ian Boggess was sentenced to 125 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Federal court documents say Boggess robbed the Bend dispensary at gunpoint on July 23rd, 2024, wearing a bandana over his face and carrying a bag. Prosecutors say he pointed a 9mm handgun at an employee and demanded marijuana. The gun reportedly jammed twice when he tried to fire it. Boggess then went behind the counter, took the marijuana, and pistol-whipped the employee during an attempted 911 call. Bend Police arrested him minutes later.

A 65-year-old man is in the Deschutes County Jail after deputies say he stole items and damaged property at the Alfalfa Market Store east of Bend. Authorities say William Demmon, who has no known address, was arrested Tuesday after employees reported theft, and witnesses said he confronted customers outside. Deputies say Demmon then damaged an awning, flower boxes, and landscaping while trying to drive away. He faces several charges, including theft, trespass, reckless endangering, resisting arrest, and criminal mischief. Investigators also say Demmon had recently threatened a deputy’s family, and deputies have responded to eleven calls involving him in two weeks.

Deschutes County deputies arrested a Sisters man after a reported disturbance late Sunday night on North Woodson Street. Deputies say dispatchers heard children screaming during the call, and responding officers found an adult woman and two juveniles injured inside an apartment. Investigators say 31-year-old Royce Shipley entered the home without permission and assaulted the occupants before leaving. Authorities believed he may have been armed and was at his nearby apartment. After about 10 minutes of communication with Shipley he surrendered peacefully and is now in the Deschutes County Jail facing numerous charges.