Bend man arrested in La Pine traffic stop, accused in stabbing of another man at Cascade West

(Update: Suspect arrested in Cascade West stabbing incident)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 23-year-old Bend man was arrested in a La Pine-area traffic stop Friday, accused in the stabbing of another man late last month at Cascade West Grub & Ale House, police said.

During the investigation of the June 29 incident, Bend Police identified Damion Arez Jaramillo Sumaya as the suspect in the stabbing of a 23-year-old Bend man, Communications Manager Sheila Miller said.

Shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday, Bend Police, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Oregon State Police pulled over a car at the intersection of Huntington Road and La Pine State Recreation Road, Miller said.

Sumaya, a passenger in the car, was taken into custody without incident and taken to the county jail in Bend on suspicion of second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and menacing.

The incident occurred around the same time several gunshots were fired in the parking lot of the Century Drive bar. A suspect in that incident was arrested that night in a guns-drawn traffic stop in Redmond, after a raid on his northeast Bend home.

Investigators identified George Ray Allen West, 22, as the shooting suspect, Miller said

Around 9 p.m. Thursday, June 29, Bend Police and the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team served a search warrant at West’s home on Northeast Sierra Drive, Miller said. That prompted concern among many area residents who witnessed the large police presence, including a police drone hovering over the location for about an hour.

Miller said officers took West into custody around 10:25 p.m. in a high-risk (guns-drawn) traffic stop on SW Odem Medo Lane in Redmond.

He was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail in Bend on charges of reckless endangering, menacing, unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree disorderly conduct.

There was no word on whether any firearms were found or seized.

Miller said at the time that the stabbing “remains an open investigation.” Anyone who was in the parking lot of Cascade West between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. on June 29 and witnessed the altercation was asked to contact Detective Eli Allen at 541-322-2967.

Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to the report of shots fired in the bar’s parking lot, Miller said that day.

Witnesses told officers they heard five or six gunshots in the bar’s parking lot before several vehicles left the scene, Miller said.

At the same time, a man was found on the roof of the bar, and he reported he’d been stabbed in the leg. Miller said Bend Fire medics took the 23-year-old Bend man to St. Charles Bend for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

An estimated 30 to 35 people were at the bar at the time of the incident, Miller said.

A witness told NewsChannel 21: "I heard 'Shooter! Shooter!' so I ran behind the bar, and everyone was running and trampling all over each other."

"There were like 10 gunshots, and everyone was worried that they were coming inside," the witness continued. "I sat and waited 10 minutes, and once I got the all clear, I ran out to my car, and the cops had shown up."

Police conducting the investigation asked anyone who might have information to call the non-emergency dispatch line at 541-693-6911.

Miller said, "I think we can all agree that part of being a responsible gun owner is not using your gun. If you've been at a bar, if you've been drinking -- not using it in a way that endangers the public or other people."

"We take these crimes really seriously, and we will determine who is responsible and hold them accountable for these types of crimes," she added.