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CODE Arrests Two For Fentanyl Trafficking

CRESCENT, OR -- A Washington man and Bend woman face drug-related charges following a bust in Klamath County. At about 11 p.m. Saturday, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team and Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Street Crime Unit concluded a long-term investigation and interstate surveillance operation with the arrest of 45-year-old Keith "Buddy" Goodman, of Bellingham, and 45-year-old Chelsea Kelly, a Bend-area transient. 

Investigators say they identified Goodman as a fentanyl trafficker in Central Oregon. They believe he has been importing large quantities of fentanyl pills from central California into our region, where he distributes it primarily in the Deschutes County area. Goodman also had an outstanding nationwide arrest warrant for escape from the Washington State Department of Corrections after being convicted of unlawful firearm possession. 

After a multi-day surveillance operation throughout California and Oregon, CODE Detectives, with the assistance of DCSO Deputies and Detectives, Bend Police stopped Goodman and Kelly on Highway 97 in Crescent, as they sat inside a parked car. Goodman is also accused of recently eluding Bend Police and has a history of running from law enforcement. Based on his dangerous driving history, they decided to stop him while parked, where law enforcement officers conducted a high-risk stop. 

Afterward, CODE narcotics detection K9 “Bonnie” was deployed and alerted her handler to the presence of a controlled substance. K9 “Bonnie” is only one of two K9s in Central Oregon trained and certified in detecting fentanyl, in addition to other controlled substances. Based on the investigation, CODE Detectives applied for and obtained a Search Warrant for Goodman's silver Honda Accord.  

A subsequent search of the car located a commercial quantity of counterfeit Oxycodone tablets made of fentanyl and fentanyl powders, drug paraphernalia, and several prohibited weapons. Authorities say these counterfeit tablets have been linked to an ongoing overdose epidemic in Central Oregon and contain fentanyl and can be deadly to an unsuspecting user. 

Goodman was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail for his outstanding arrest warrant and felony eluding. Additional charges were referred to the Klamath County District Attorney's Office with the following criminal charges: Unlawful Possession and Attempted Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl) and Felon in Possession of a Dangerous Weapon.

Kelly was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail with the following criminal charges unrelated to this case: Robbery III and Theft III. Additional charges for Kelly have been referred to the Klamath County District Attorney's Office: Unlawful Possession and Attempted Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl). 

 

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