CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (Jan. 2, 2026) — A person of interest in a fatal shooting in Redmond was arrested Friday afternoon, Deschutes County sheriff’s officials said.
Detectives and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team located Don Henry Vandenberg Jr., 51, at a property in Crooked River Ranch north of Redmond at about 3:41 p.m. Friday. Vandenberg Jr. surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody without incident, the sheriff’s office said.
Vandenberg Jr. was sought in connection with a homicide that occurred Dec. 31 in the Dirt World area of Redmond near Northeast Greenwood Avenue and Northeast 17th Street. The victim, Justin Garrett Jiminez, was found dead from a gunshot wound. Investigators recovered a firearm at the scene.
Authorities said detectives are working with the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office on potential criminal charges related to Jiminez’s death. Vandenberg Jr. was lodged at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Adult Jail on an active parole warrant.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information related to Jiminez’s death is asked to contact the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency dispatch line at (541) 693-6911.
The United States Marshals Service assisted with the arrest, and the sheriff’s office thanked the agency for its support.
All suspects are believed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law
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