When Bend Police Detectives arrived on scene at the suspicious death investigation on May 30th they observed what appeared to be suspicious injuries to 62-year
Kenneth Atkinson, of Bend, allegedly enlisted the help of his nephew, Nathan Detroit, to kill Ray Atkinson Jr. and Natasha Newby as the brother s were in a legal dispute over their father s estate
Bend Police, assisted by the CERT (Central Oregon Emergency Response Team), arrested two suspects in the August 15, 2020 murder of Ray Atkinson, Junior and Natasha Newby. Kenneth Atkinson, 54-year-old Bend resident, and Nathan Shane Detroit, 31-year-old Redmond resident, were arrested and jailed on no-bail warrants. Kenneth and Nathan each face the following charges; two counts of Murder in the first degree and two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the first degree, according to a news release from the Deschutes County District Attorney's Office. Kenneth Atkinson is the brother of Ray Atkinson, Junior. The State alleges he killed Ray and Natasha because of his dispute with Ray over their father's estate. Ken was the mastermind of these murders and he was assisted by Nathan, his nephew. Kenneth and Nathan are presumed innocent of these crimes, and in fact, are innocent of them, unless and until the State proves their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The first court appe
A man was killed after being struck by a train in Bend Saturday. After investigation, police determined the incident to be a suicide. The male's identity will not be released. If you or someone you know is experiencing self-harming thoughts, Bend Police encourage our community to reach out to the Deschutes County Stabilization Center at https://www.deschutes.org/health/page/crisis-services or 541-322-7500, for help. Bend Police and Bend Fire & Rescue responded at 5:07 p.m. to the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks adjacent to the Parkway Northbound Colorado on-ramp where a pedestrian was struck by a train. Emergency personnel arrived on scene and discovered the body next to the train tracks. The related train had left the area and was located in northern Klamath County at the time of the investigation. Bend Police Officers, Bend Police Detectives, Oregon Department of Transportation and staff from Burlington Northern spent hours investigating the incident. Klamath County
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