A Bend man was arrested on firearm, drugs and other charges after nearly a three-hour standoff with authorities Saturday afternoon. No injuries were reported, but the area around Market of Choice caused some traffic disruption as police closed down the area.
Bend Police say Mackenzie Benton Now, 36, was being investigated in several recent cases involving a firearm and was currently located inside a residence in the 300 block of NW Colorado.
The suspect had been previously in possession of a stolen handgun. The firearm was located on Thursday, February 11th, with more than 26 grams of suspected heroin.
The information received by officers on Saturday led them to the residence on NW Colorado. The Central Oregon Emergency Response Team was activated due to the nature of the investigation and the presence of firearms.
Crisis Negotiator Team members were able to make contact with Mackenzie Now and he agreed to come out of the residence. At 3:17pm Mackenzie Now taken into custody, outside of the residence, without incident. At the time of this release, the investigation is still ongoing.
Mackenzie Now was sent to Deschutes County Adult Jail, where he will be charged with Theft I, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Burglary I, Possession of a Controlled Substance-Heroin and Delivery of a Controlled Substance- Heroin.
Along with CERT, several law enforcement personnel with the Bend Police Department, Oregon State Police and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office assisted with taking Mackenzie Now into custody safely.
