EUGENE, OR -- A 41-year-old Bend man who left his drugs behind after checking out of a local hotel was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in federal prison. According to court documents, a Tetherow Resort housekeeper discovered a suspicious trash bag in a guest room in March of 2021. Responding deputies investigated and found a quarter pound of meth, two hypodermic needles and a metal safe containing another half pound of meth in the sack.Dana Lee Johnson later contacted the hotel, asking about his missing bag. He was arrested during a traffic stop on April 1, 2021, where deputies found more drugs, cash and a loaded pistol in his rental car.

Johnson was also driving with a suspended license, and had an outstanding warrant for failing to register as a sex offender. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in Euegene on four counts, including illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. 

In October 2023, Johnson pleaded guilty to the gun charge and meth possession with intent to distribute.