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Two arrested in Kidnapping case that spanned Jefferson and Deschutes Counties
Deschutes Co. Sheriff's Office - 01/29/17 7:16 PM
Release by : Lt. Chad Davis 
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office, Detective Division 

Date reported: 1/27/17 at 3:40 p.m. 

Locations: 12581 SW Cinder Drive, Crooked River Ranch, Or (Jefferson County) 
Sisters Mainline Station, 1001 Rail Way, Sisters 
Sisters Motor Lodge, 511 W. Cascade, Sister, Or 


Arrested: Bryden, Alisha Age: 36 
Crooked River Ranch, Or 

Charges: Kidnapping I (two counts) 
Robbery I (2 counts) 
Assault I (2 counts) 
Assault IV (2 counts) 
Coercion (2 counts) 
Unlawful Use of a Weapon (2 counts) 
Menacing ( 2 counts) 
Conspiracy (2 counts) Total bail $710,000.00 

Arrested: Degraw, Jeremiah Age: 37 
Modesto, CA 

Charges: Kidnapping I (two counts) 
Robbery I (2 counts) 
Assault I (2 counts) 
Assault IV (2 counts) 
Coercion (2 counts) 
Unlawful Use of a Weapon (2 counts) 
Menacing ( 2 counts) 
Conspiracy Total bail $710,000.00 

Victim #1 Westover, Kiteara Age: 23 
Crooked River Ranch, OR 

Victim #2 Patteeuw, Damian Age: 23 
Crooked River Ranch, OR 

Minor child: 9 year old female, daughter of Bryden, name withheld 

Suspect vehicle: 2002 Ford Expedition, gold in color 

Narrative: 

On 1/27/17 at 3:40 p.m., Deputies from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
were dispatched to the Sisters Chevron Mainline Station (gas station and
convenience store) for a report of a kidnapping. Two adults (Westover and
Patteeuw) reported they were victims of a kidnapping and had just been released
by the suspects. The victims provided a suspect vehicle description, which was a
2002 gold Ford Expedition. The suspect vehicle was reportedly last seen heading
eastbound on Highway 20 from the area.

An Oregon State Police Trooper located the suspect vehicle on Highway 20 in
Tumalo and with the assistance of Deputies, conducted a high risk traffic stop
on O.B. Riley Road near Hardy Lane. Degraw, Bryden and Bryden's 9 year old
daughter were removed from the vehicle without incident.

The investigation determined that Bryden, Westover and Patteeuw all knew each
other prior to this incident, since they were all living together at 12581 SW
Cinder Drive in Crooked River Ranch. Degraw was unknown to Westover and
Patteeuw. This residence is in Jefferson County.

On 1/26/17 at approximately 9:00 p.m., Westover and Patteeuw were in their
bedroom, which they rent from Bryden, when Bryden and Degraw entered their room
uninvited and accused them of stealing from Bryden. Degraw began assaulting
Westover with a leather sap (an impact weapon that is a leather sleeve filled
with lead pellets.) Bryden and Degraw were also armed with handguns. Bryden then
grabbed Westover by the hair and dragged her from the room. Degraw then began
hitting Patteeuw with the sap.

After Westover and Patteeuw were assaulted, their hands and feet were bound with
plastic zip ties and they were further assaulted by Bryden and Degraw for over
an hour. Following the assault, Westover and Paateeuw were loaded into the Ford
Expedition at gunpoint, where they were threatened several times they would be
killed. Bryden's 9 year daughter was present and witnessed these events.

Westover and Patteeuw were driven in the vehicle, where they were terrorized and
threatened to be killed if they did not provide re-payment for items they were
accused of stealing from Bryden. Additionally, Degraw used a folding knife to
cut off portions of Westover's hair to further threaten her. Westover and
Patteeuw were ordered to contact friends and relatives to wire order money for
the re-payment.

Eventually, the suspects drove Westover and Patteeuw to Sisters, where they
rented a room at the Sisters Motor Lodge. Their zip ties were removed from their
feet so they could walk into the room, however their hands remained bound. They
were threatened not to flee or they would be harmed further.

They all stayed one night at the Sisters Motor Lodge and the following morning
they began to drive toward Eugene, Oregon, until the suspects determined the had
no tire chains and would be unable to cross the pass without them. At
approximately 3:40 p.m. on 1/27/17, Bryden and Degraw decided to release
Westover and Patteeuw after they were unable extract money from them.

Westover and Patteeuw were ordered to go into the Sisters Mainline Station and
create a scene, as though they were having an argument, so Bryden and Degraw
could get away. Once inside the store, Patteeuw was able to call 911 and report
they had been kidnapped. Westover and Patteeuw were contacted by Deputies and
later transported to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend by Sisters-Camp Sherman
Fire medics for their injuries. Westover and Patteeuw were treated for non-life
threatening injuries and they were later released.

Detectives from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Detective Division
conducted interviews with all of the mentioned parties and executed search
warrants at the SW Cinder Drive address and the Sisters Motor Lodge, where
evidence of the crimes were located. Detectives from the Oregon State Police and
the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team assisted in the investigation. Deputies
from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and OSP Troopers assisted in the
search of the SW Cinder Drive residence.

As a result of the investigation, Bryden and Degraw were arrested on the listed
charges and lodged at the Deschutes County Adult Jail, each with a bail of
$710,000.00. Bryden's daughter was taken into protective custody by the Oregon
Department of Human Services.

The Sheriff's Office will work in conjunction with the Jefferson County District
Attorney's to refer applicable charges for crimes that occurred in Jefferson
County for review.

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is requesting any witnesses to this
incident to contact the non-emergency dispatch number at 541-693-6911, to
provide a statement. No further information will be released at this time.