“We’re cooperating with the police as best we can,” Paradis said, declining to comment further. Lara had worked as a part-time public safety officer at Central Oregon Community College since December 2014, said Ron Paradis, executive director of college relations.
A medical examiner would confirm the identity, he said. Sunday near her apartment, located close to Central Oregon Community College where Lara worked as a security guard.īend Police Chief Jim Porter said a body has been found in the county that is believed to be Sawyer’s. Later Tuesday, Lara was charged in Bend, Oregon, with one count of murder in the killing of Sawyer, Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel told a news conference. “We’re a small department and stretched beyond our resources right now.” “We have got crime scenes at a motel, a gas station and in Red Bluff more than 100 miles away,” Bowles said. The mother and sons were later dropped off at a rest stop.
“The man had come out of the gas station to see his dog running around and his car gone,” Yreka Police Chief Brian Bowles told The Associated Press.īowles said Lara forced one of the man’s sons to drive at gunpoint. The man, who has not been identified, was hospitalized in critical condition, police said.įive minutes after police got the call about the shooting, another man phoned in from a gas station, saying his car had been taken with his wife and two sons still inside. The mayhem in the former gold-mining town of Yreka started near dawn Tuesday when a man was shot in the stomach at the Super 8 Motel. Lara was charged with murder Tuesday in the death of Kaylee Sawyer, of Bend, Ore. The man, Edwin Lara, was fleeing his home state after being implicated Monday in the disappearance of a 23-year-old. – A small Northern California town was rocked by a shooting, kidnapping and carjacking on Tuesday, all allegedly committed by a man and woman from Oregon who led police on a high-speed chase before they were captured. It's now being considered in the House.SALEM, Ore. The bill unanimously passed the Oregon Senate this week. Investigators believe his position with COCC's security force allowed him to take advantage of Sawyer. Lara's 2016 crime spree inspired Kaylee's Law, a bill outlining strict regulations for community college public safety agencies. But, for the victims in the other communities, it's important that we hold these sentencing hearings so their voices can be heard." He adds, "The victims will have the opportunity to tell the court what the impact was on their lives from Mr. Hummel says, "A life sentence is appropriate for Edwin Lara, and so he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars." And, faces more punishment in California, "For life sentences, you know, you can't effectively run life sentences consecutive. He was eventually arrested in California. Lara then carjacked a vehicle and threatened to kill a family, before leaving them on the side of the road. When he didn't, Lara shot him in the stomach. This was for Aundreah Maes, and she spoke loud and clear."įederal prosecutors say that after kidnapping Maes, she and Lara drove to Yreka, California where he demanded an elderly man give up his car. And, it's certainly appropriate that Lara was sentenced separately that was a distinct crime." Hummel says, "Whenever there's multiple victims in a crime spree, it's important that each victim's voice be heard, respected, and valued. She was Terrorized." He tells KBND News, "Fortunately for everyone, she is still with us today. Edwin Lara pleaded guilty and was sentenced in a Eugene federal courtroom, Thursday, for kidnapping and carjacking a Salem woman at gunpoint, during the July 2016 crime spree that started with Sawyer's murder in Bend.ĭeschutes County District Attorney John Hummel says Aundreah Maes deserved to tell her story in court, "Aundreah Maes was put through holy heck at the hands of Edwin Lara. BEND, OR - The man convicted of killing Kaylee Sawyer received a second life sentence, this week.
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