Three arrested in countywide marijuana raid
Published 11:30 am Friday, March 6, 2020
- An alleged illegal marijuana growing operation was raided Thursday, March 6, 2020.
Three people were arrested and more than 350 marijuana plants and 216 pounds of processed marijuana were seized by police in a coordinated raid Thursday in Deschutes County.
In addition, 17 pounds of marijuana extract, $127,000 in cash and multiple firearms were seized when search warrants were executed at properties in Sunriver, Bend and Redmond, according to a release by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.
Amber Marie Kirkendall, 40, and Joshua Leo Lippincott, 42, were arrested on suspicion of the same charges: unlawful manufacture of marijuana, unlawful distribution of marijuana, unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful manufacture of a marijuana product, unlawful distribution of a marijuana product and unlawful possession of a marijuana product.
Redmond resident Ryder Bye, 44, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful manufacture of marijuana, unlawful distribution of marijuana and unlawful possession of marijuana.
Search warrants were served on a residence south of Sunriver, a residence and property on Bozeman Trail east of Bend, a residence on NW 15th Street in Redmond and a storage unit in northwest Redmond.