Fugitive sought in manhunt arrested east of Bend

( Update: Adding mugshot, details of arrest, current charges; 2 ‘ long guns’ found in van )

A major manhunt for a Colorado fugitive accused locally of assault and other charges ended with his arrest Monday night after he showed up at a nearby home and asked the homeowner if he could use the phone, officials said.

Michael David Young, 38, of Rangley , Colorado, was taken into custody by a Deschutes County sheriff’s detective shortly before 8 p.m. at a home on Bunchgrass Place, off Bradetich Loop, east of Eagle Road, Sgt. William Bailey said.

That’s not far from the area on Fletcher Lane where he jumped out of his minivan and ran from pursuing deputies in the afternoon, leaving behind his wife and young son unharmed, Sgt. William Bailey said.

Young asked the homeowner if he could use their phone, and the homeowner was aware of the manhunt and immediately notified law enforcement, Bailey said.

Providing more details Tuesday, Bailey said Young asked the homeowner to use their phone to make a call, saying he was looking for his dog.

” The homeowner let him use the phone, and as he walked away, the homeowner called dispatch, ” Bailey said. ” Young was waiting out in front of the house when the detective arrived and took him into custody. ”

NewsChannel 21 will have an exclusive interview with the homeowner Tuesday evening at 4, 5 and 6 p.m ..

Around 1:10 p.m. Monday, Deschutes County 911 dispatchers got a call reporting a domestic dispute on Neff Road, east of Bend, where a woman was seen and heard screaming and trying to get out of a van but was grabbed by a man and pulled back inside, Bailey said.

About seven minutes later, two deputies saw the green 2000 Chevy Venture van pass them on Hamby Road — and as it did, the passenger door was opened and slid closed again, Bailey said.

The driver, later identified as Young, drove away, heading south on Hamby, then west onto Fletcher Lane. Bailey said deputies tried to overtake the van and make a stop, but as they caught up to the van at the end of Fletcher Lane, Young got out and ran, leaving his 26-year-old wife and 2-year-old son safe inside.

Officials quickly identified the driver as Young, who was found to have three warrants out of Colorado for a weapons offense, burglary and domestic violence.

A unified command was set up and a search perimeter was quickly established, involving sheriff’s deputies, Bend police, Oregon State Police and U.S. Forest Service law enforcement, Bailey said. Two sheriff’s office K-9 teams and one from Bend police responded to assist, along with two drones, one from each agency.

Meanwhile, a phone emergency alert was sent to nearly 200 subscribers to the Deschutes Emergency Alerts system within a one-mile radius of Fletcher Lane, warning residents what was going on and asking them to report any sightings.

An extensive search of the area did not find Young, so it was scaled back but continued with small teams Monday evening, along with detectives, Bailey said.

“This individual is wanted on some pretty serious charges, and so our first priority is community safety,” Bailey told NewsChannel 21 at the scene. ” While we are attempting to get him into custody, we also want to be mindful of our own safety and not rush into a building or a residence where he could be, and so we want to use all of our resources. ”

Jail records Tuesday showed Young was being held without bail on five out-of-county warrants, as well as local charges of fourth-degree assault, coercion and recklessly endangering.

Two “long guns” were found in the van, Bailey said, declining more details due to the active investigation.