News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Convicted felons would do well to avoid littering at Black Butte Ranch.
In a roundabout way, littering landed a 42-year-old man in jail on Saturday, June 25.
According to Black Butte Ranch Police, a Ranch maintenance man saw the driver of a car drop food packages out his window while parked on a pull-out in the entranceway to the Ranch.
An officer contacted the driver, Donald Wyscaver, and reportedly determined that he was a registered sex offender on his way to a court appearance for having failed to register his current residence. According to Black Butte Ranch Police, the man had been convicted of rape.
BBR police reported that he was also driving with a suspended license.
According to police reports, the officer got permission to search the man’s vehicle and found a leatherette bag with three used needles and a “cooking spoon” with substantial residue of what the officer determined to be methamphetamine.
The officer reported that he also found a large machete tucked near the driver’s seat within reach of the driver.
The officer arrested Wyscaver on charges of driving while suspended; possession of a controlled substance; and being a felon in possession of an unlawful weapon. The man was still lodged at Deschutes County Jail on Monday.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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