Investigation of jail employee ends

An internal affairs investigation into a former Sheriff’s Office employee has concluded and the woman has transferred to another department in the county, according to Deschutes County Sheriff Larry Blanton.

Jennifer Lawrence was placed on paid administrative leave in November 2013 while investigators looked into allegations of inappropriate conduct while she was employed with the Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation concluded there was “no on-duty conduct that would require a follow-up investigation or disciplinary action,” Blanton said. Lawrence was not formally reprimanded for anything discovered in the investigation.

At the beginning of January, Lawrence went through an interview process and accepted a position with the Deschutes County Community Development Department. Blanton said he believes she is now a permit technician for the department.

Missouri sex offender arrested

Bend Police on Tuesday arrested a Missouri man who had removed his court-ordered GPS bracelet and fled in October.

Timothy Register, 49, was convicted in July 2013 on two counts of first-degree child molestation and one count each of first-degree statutory rape and statutory sodomy.

He was due to be sentenced on Oct. 17 in Morgan County, Mo., but when he removed the GPS bracelet a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Police on Monday got information from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri. Sheriff’s Office employees told Bend Police Register was considered dangerous and was avoiding law enforcement.

Officers determined Register was staying at the Royal Gateway Motel on Southeast Third Street, and began surveillance on the motel Monday evening.

At 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Register was spotted at the motel and taken into custody on the out-of-state warrant for first-degree statutory sodomy and statutory rape, as well as two counts of first-degree child molestation.

Gala raises over $280K for students

The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools raised more than $283,500 at its annual fundraising gala Monday evening at The Riverhouse.

The 22nd annual event, produced by the Riverhouse and the Central Oregon Visitors Association, drew nearly 500 attendees for a five-course dinner, raffles and a silent auction, and an address from Ashton Eaton, winner of the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2012 Olympics and a graduate of Mountain View High School.

Proceeds from the event will be used to establish an endowment fund to provide athletic-fee scholarships for area students.

— From staff reports