DCSO deputy shoots fugitive sought in Alfalfa-area manhunt
Deschutes County Sheriff s Office
Steven Newburg, who authorities say has an active arrest warrant, fled Deschutes County deputies in Alfalfa area Tuesday afternoon, prompting emergency alert.
(Update: District Attorney Hummel issues statement)
Residents had been warned to shelter in place, call 911 if seen
ALFALFA, Ore. (KTVZ) – A man wanted on a Washington state warrant, the subject of an Alfalfa-area manhunt and public alert on Tuesday, was shot by a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and taken into custody Wednesday after he was spotted on BLM land and displayed a knife, authorities said.