Bend man arrested after breaking into home, accused of violating restraining order; woman rescued from window
Barney Lerten
Update: Adding video
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A large police presence surrounded a northeast Bend home Wednesday afternoon, helped a woman to safety out a second-story window and arrested a man accused of violating a restraining order.
The officers evacuated neighbors, closed two roads for a time and brought in an armored vehicle and drone before resolving the situation.
Police responded around 3:30 p.m. to a 911 call reporting the man had violated a restraining order by entering a home in the 2500 block of Purcell Boulevard through a window, Bend PD Communications Manager Sheila Miller said.
The caller said Stephen Culbertson, 47, had a restraining order against him and was not allowed to be at the residence. Miller said the caller knew he had access to a knife, but did not know if he was armed with it.
Officers soon entered the home and were able to remove the caller through a second-floor window.
Culbertson was found hiding in the home, Miller said, and a knife was found discarded nearby.
He was taken into custody without incident and taken to the Deschutes County Jail on initial charges of second-degree criminal mischief, first-degree burglary and a restraining order violation.
Purcell Boulevard and Courtney Drive were reopened after a brief closure.
Deschutes County court records show Culbertson was scheduled to enter a plea Friday morning to three misdemeanor counts of harassment from earlier this year.