Crook County Sheriff s Office
A pound of methamphetamine was seized in a traffic stop on NW Madras Highway
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A traffic stop on Northwest Madras Highway this week led to a K-9’s detection of drugs, a search that turned up a pound of methamphetamine and the driver s arrest, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said Friday.
Deputies initiated a traffic stop around 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday near milepost 20 on the highway for failure to drive within a lane, Sergeant Mitch Madden said.
Deputies contacted the male driver and female passenger, both from the Portland area, and “developed reason to believe the male driver was involved in drug crimes,” Madden said in a news release.
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Alleged victim, seriously wounded, hid in nearby woods, found by CERT team
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 77-year-old Prineville-area man was arrested on attempted murder and other charges Wednesday after he allegedly shot and seriously wounded his 35-year-old son, who then fled into the nearby woods, prompting a search, Crook County Sheriff John Gautney said.
Deputies were dispatched around 1:40 p.m. to a home in the 12400 block of Northwest Madras Highway (Highway 26) northwest of Prineville on a report of a trespass in progress, Sheriff John Gautney said.
Before deputies arrived, the call was upgraded to a report of a shooting and they were told the victim had fled into the woods along the property, Gautney said.
Prineville man faces attempted murder charge after shooting January 06 2021
Pete Sharp allegedly shot his son Johnathan Sharp on Wednesday afternoon on a Madras Highway property
A Prineville man is facing an attempted murder charge following a shooting Wednesday afternoon that seriously wounded his son.
Crook County Sheriff s Office deputies were initially dispatched to a Northwest Madras Highway location to respond to a report of a trespass in progress. Before deputies arrived, the call was upgraded to a report of a shooting with the victim fleeing into a wooded area along the property.
When deputies arrived on scene, they determined that 77-year-old Pete Sharp had shot his 35-year-old son, Johnathan Sharp. Pete Sharp was detained at the scene without incident, pending investigation.