Pair of DCSO chases land 2 fugitives back in jail

(Update: Fixing errors)

A pair of simultaneous chases by Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies began less than 45 minutes apart Friday night and led to the arrest of both fugitive drivers, from Bend and Redmond, deputies said. Both men were involved in previous police pursuits and other crimes in the area, court records showed.

Around 7:15 p.m., deputies began pursuing a black 2002 BMW on Highway 126 near Eagle Crest, headed toward Sisters, after the driver later identified as John Wesley Logston, 37, of Bend, got into a car after being stopped for urinating in public, Sgt. Kevin Dizney said.

Logston left the scene after giving deputies a false name, Dizney said. Deputies began a pursuit at speeds of up to 80 to 100 mph before discontinuing it for safety concerns, the sergeant added.

Deputies began a search for the suspect in the Dry Canyon area of Highway 126 when a second, unrelated pursuit began in Bend.

Around 7:50 p.m., deputies tried to stop a red 1998 VW Jetta occupied by two men for a seat belt violation when the driver sped away eastbound on Knott Road near Scale House Road in southeast Bend at speeds topping 50 mph, Dizney said.

The driver later identified as Jake Taylor Lynn Daniel, 24, of Redmond, turned northbound on 15th Street, going about a quarter-mile before the driver-side front tire came off.

Daniel kept going and trying to elude police while driving on the brake assembly before stopping near the Bridges housing development after the car “became unserviceable and stopped,” Dizney said in a news release.

The passenger, an 18-year-old Bend man, got out and was detained, but not charged. But Daniel locked all the doors “and began taking his clothes off and acting erratically,” Dizney said. “Deputies had to break multiple windows out to remove him from the vehicle.”

Daniel was taken into custody and later taken to St. Charles Bend by deputies for treatment related to the broken glass. A deputy also received medical treatment related to the broken glass.

Daniel was found to have an outstanding warrant for probation violation. Dizney said alcohol and-or drugs were being investigated in relation to the pursuit.

Around 8:15 p.m., Black Butte Ranch police located the first pursuit suspect, Logston, in the area of Indian Ford and Camp Polk roads, northeast of Sisters. A second pursuit began as the BMW headed south on Camp Polk toward Highway 126 at speeds topping 80 mph.

Dizney said deputies were able to deploy spike strips near Aspen Lakes Golf Course before Logston made it to Highway 126.

After running over the spike strips, Logston turned east on Highway 126 but came to a stop due to flat tires near Cloverdale Road and was taken into custody without further incident, Dizney said.

Deputies located suspected methamphetamine and are investigating to see if the license plates and/or the car were stolen, as they did not match.. Dizney said Logston was found to have multiple outstanding arrest warrants, adding that drugs and-or alcohol are not believed to be related to his driving during the pursuit.

Logston was held without bail for an out-of-county warrant and possession of a stolen vehicle. He’s also charged with five counts of recklessly endangering, two counts of reckless driving, second-degree criminal mischief, failure to perform the duties of a driver (hit and run), second-degree theft, theft of services, attempt to elude police and a meth possession.

Daniel was being held without bail on a parole violation and faces new charges of attempting to elude police in a vehicle, resisting arrest, recklessly endangering and criminal driving with a suspended or revoked license.

Back in March, Logston, then listed as a Ketchikan, Alaska resident, was wanted for allegedly stealing an Olive Garden worker’s car in Bend when he led police on a high-speed pursuit the next day in Redmond. He later crashed into a pickup in Madras, then ran but was caught and arrested.

Logston was charged with 10 misdemeanor counts, including five of recklessly endangering, but failed to appear for a May arraignment, leading to an arrest warrant, court records showed. They also showed previous felony charges last September in Deschutes and Lake counties for possession of a stolen vehicle and unauthorized use of a vehicle.

In April 2014, Daniel was arrested afer he reportedly rammed a car, used a Taser on a man and shot at three people, sparking a police chase, crash and manhunt that led to his capture. Guilty pleas to two felonies — first-degree burglary and fleeing a police officer — and two misdemeanor menacing counts led to a February 2015 sentence of 15 days in jail and three years probation.

A December 2015 arrest on charges including second-degree criminal trespass and meth possession brought a 30-day jail sentence.

Daniel was arrested in July 2017 on felony ID theft and misdemeanor second-degree theft charges. He was sentenced the following month to a year’s probation and 10 days in jail.

More charges were filed against Daniel last October of fleeing officers and reckless driving. Those brought a sentence of a three-year driver’s license suspension and 18 months probation, along with a 10-day jail sentence, court records showed.