Month: June 2025

Barney Lerten

(Update: Police tell KTVZ suspect made ‘general,’ not specific threat)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An armed Bend man was arrested Friday afternoon and taken to St. Charles Bend for evaluation after allegedly threatening to commit a mass shooting after an argument with family members, police said Monday.

Shortly before 1 p.m., police received a report of a man who had contacted a family member to report he was planning to execute a mass shooting after an argument with family members, police Communications Manager Sheila Miller said.

The 36-year-old man was known to own multiple firearms, she said.

Later Monday, Miller told KTVZ News: “His threat was not specific to any particular group of people, it was general (not directed at his family – just to kill multiple people).”

Miller said officers responded to the man’s home in the 3000 block of NE Waller Avenue, where they were able to see his white pickup truck parked in the driveway.

One officer put a drone in the air while another observed from a distance, Miller said. They saw him leave the home, carrying an AR-15-style rifle and a duffel bag and wearing a ballistic vest. He then removed the vest, placed it in the vehicle and got into the truck to leave.  

But while he was still in the driveway, officers stopped the truck and ordered him out at gunpoint, and he complied without incident, Miller said. He was taken into custody and transported to St. Charles Bend for evaluation. Miller told KTVZ News on Monday, “It’s my understanding he remains under medical care.”

Officers searched the man’s vehicle and home, and also applied for and were granted an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO). That’s a court order preventing a person at risk of hurting themselves or another person from having or getting access to deadly weapons like firearms.  

Miller said the suspect was arrested on charges of second-degree disorderly conduct and unlawful use of or carrying a weapon. KTVZ News’ policy is not to name arrested individuals until and unless formal charges are filed.

KTVZ News is following up on this breaking news; we’ll have updates as we get them and on KTVZ News this evening.

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KRDO

WASHINGTON (KRDO) — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed federal charges against Mohammed Sabry Soliman, the 45-year-old man accused of setting people on fire in Boulder on Sunday.

The FBI called it a targeted terror attack, as he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at people gathered for a demonstration in support of the Israeli hostages. Soliman’s criminal complaint alleges he yelled “Free Palestine” during the attack.

The DOJ is seeking federal hate crime charges, according to court records.

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“(Soliman) stated that he wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead,” the criminal complaint read. “Soliman stated he would do it (conduct an attack) again.”

According to the complaint, Soliman had allegedly been planning the attack for a year and waited until his daughter graduated to carry it out.

“The Department of Justice has swiftly charged the illegal alien perpetrator of this heinous attack with a federal hate crime and will hold him accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Our prayers are with the victims and our Jewish community across the world,” read a statement from Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “This vile anti-Semitic violence comes just weeks after the horrific murder of two young Jewish Americans in Washington DC. We will never tolerate this kind of hatred. We refuse to accept a world in which Jewish Americans are targeted for who they are and what they believe.” 

He reportedly traveled from his Colorado Springs home, where he lived with his wife and five kids, to Boulder.

Editor’s note: Previous information from the FBI spelled the suspect’s name as “Mohamed.” The criminal complaint spells his name “Mohammed.” Because a criminal complaint is a legal document, KRDO13 is currently reporting that spelling unless other information comes to light.

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Claire Elmer

(Update: family confirmation of passing, incident details, fundraising information)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The man pulled unconscious from the Deschutes River near Pioneer Park earlier this month has passed away, his family confirmed to KTVZ News this week.

They identified him as Adam Mott of Bend. He leaves behind many loved ones, including a young daughter. His family has set up a fundraiser for his cremation and funeral. Any remaining funds will be safely put away for his daughter. You can find the fundraiser here.

The family said they believe Mott slipped and hit his head while fishing, causing him to fall unconscious into the water.

Police responded to the area just north of the Portland Avenue bridge on Sunday, June 1st, after receiving a report of the incident. Officers found Mott unconscious and face-down in the water around 2 p.m. Once he was pulled from the river, responders were able to perform CPR and rush him to St. Charles Bend.

A family member told KTVZ News the day after the tragedy that Mott was an avid fisherman who was in the area to “cast a few lines.” The family said they want the incident to serve as a reminder to the community to be cautious while recreating on the river, especially when alone.

Pacific Park, slightly upriver from Pioneer Park, is a popular fishing spot. A man fishing in the area the day after the incident told KTVZ News that he casts a line in the area every time he visits Bend, and typically sees others up and down the river doing the same.

Though he said he personally has not seen this city stretch of river get treacherous, warning signs at the park remind visitors that the Deschutes is wild, and to recreate at your own risk. 

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