3/18/2024
Bend, OR. – Official release: At approximately 1:12 p.m. on Friday, March 15, Bend Police responded to a report of a man in the road threatening passing motorists.
Arnaldo Lopez, a 31-year-old Bend resident, called 911 to report that he was standing in the middle of the road at NE 27th Street and NE Highway 20, and that he planned to stab people.
As officers were responding, Lopez got in front of a Community Service Officer’s vehicle, temporarily prevented the CSO from leaving the area, and threatened to fight her.
Officers responded to the scene and directed Lopez to follow commands so they could detain him. Lopez did not follow commands, walking toward a police car in the middle of the road. Officers placed him at gunpoint, then deployed oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray. The OC spray, combined with the presence of K9 Pluto and his handler, allowed officers to arrest Lopez. No weapon was located.
Lopez was not injured, but he was arrested and transported to St. Charles Bend for observation before being lodged at the Deschutes County Jail. No officers were injured during the arrest.
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