Bend Police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a string of drive-by paintball shootings in and around the city last weekend.

Zachary Taylor Richardson of Bend was taken into custody Thursday during a vehicle stop following a five-day investigation. He was arrested on suspicion of 25 criminal counts, including harassment, disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment and the felony of unlawful use of a weapon.

Bend Police believe other people might be involved and are continuing to investigate, according to spokesman Lt. Clint Burleigh. Police believe there are other victims they’re not aware of, he said.

Richardson’s alleged two-day criminal episode is detailed in a search warrant affidavit filed Wednesday in Deschutes County Circuit Court seeking evidence from his cellphone. The affidavit documents 10 separate instances from 6:30 p.m. Saturday to about 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

In the first incident, Richardson is alleged to have shot a cyclist in the buttock with what the victim believed might have been a BB, according to the affidavit.

In another incident, an Uber driver was pelted by paintball rounds “loud and fast” as he waited at a stop sign at NW Hawthorne Avenue and U.S. Highway 97 South.

On Sunday afternoon, a man was shot in the chest with a paintball while he was riding his bike on Ward Road with his 3-year-old daughter in a child’s seat on the back.

Victims and witnesses provided a description of Richardson and his white 2013 Hyundai Veloster, which helped police track him down, according to the court documents. The numerous victim statements offered investigators views of Richardson’s alleged spree.

One man was struck three times in the torso as he walked home from Walmart.

He said the driver of a white hatchback kept yelling a profanity at him as he circled a roundabout and shot at him.

Another alleged victim was working in the alley behind his home in Bend when a pink paintball round struck his boat trailer.

A different Bend resident had yellow paint on him when police responded to his call. He told them two white juveniles had driven up next to him and fired two shots into his back from close range. He said only the driver fired the weapon.

A cyclist reported being struck twice while riding east on Century Drive about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. An hour and a half later, two women reported their car was struck on the side by vehicles passing them on Highway 97.

The final two alleged victims reported the cars they were driving were struck by someone shooting from a sporty two-door import that approached at high speeds from the opposite direction.

Witnesses described a “cool car” — a hatchback that was “white and shiny” with blue dealer plates and an after-market exhaust system.

They described the driver as young white man with long blond hair and noticeable acne scarring on his face, who wore a flat-brimmed hat.

With a description of the shooter and his vehicle, Bend officer Caitlin Doshier visited local car dealerships known to use blue dealer plates.

She learned Richardson had purchased a white Hyundai from Approved Auto on Aug. 25, according to the affidavit.

“From photographs posted by Richardson onto his Facebook account and the bill of sale showing he purchased the described vehicle, I believe he is the suspect in these crimes,” Doshier wrote in the court document.

Richardson was held on five counts of unlawful use of a weapon, four counts of reckless endangering, four counts of disorderly conduct, seven counts of harassment and five counts of third-degree criminal mischief.

As of Friday, a day after his arrest, he was no longer listed as an inmate of the Deschutes County jail.

Earlier this year, Richardson was convicted of third-degree criminal mischief and reckless driving for operating a vehicle on a grass area at the Crook County Fairgrounds.

The department chose not to notify the public during Richardson’s alleged spree because it was an ongoing investigation, Burleigh wrote in an email.

“There was no press release because the investigation was ongoing and the suspect was not in custody,” Burleigh wrote.

— Reporter: 541-383-0325, gandrews@bendbulletin.com