UPDATE: Suspicious devices found during eviction
By Terry Murry on Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
UPDATE: The Oregon State Police explosives technician reports that they removed one suspicious device from the residence at Brower Lane, transported it, and rendered it safe. It was determined to be a modified firework.
UPDATE: As a result of the arrest detailed below, the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office reports that:
OSP Explosives Unit requested During Enforcement of a Court Ordered Eviction – Pendleton
Today, January 25, 2023, at approximately 10:30 a.m. Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address on Brower Lane in Pendleton for enforcement of a court ordered eviction of Travis Laib and all occupants. While clearing the residence, conditions of a secured room raised concerns about safety. The Oregon State Police Explosives Unit was requested and responded to the scene. Two suspicious devices were found and secured for further testing. All law enforcement cleared the scene without further incident and the Sheriff’s Office returned the residence into the possession of the landlord in compliance with the court order. An investigation into the found devices is on-going at this time.
Reported earlier:
PENDLETON – Detectives from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man suspected of shooting a Pendleton man earlier in the month. Travis Laib, 35, of Pendleton faces felony charges of first-degree assault, felon in possession of a weapon, and unlawful use of a weapon as well as the misdemeanor charge of menacing. He was taken into custody Tuesday evening.
UCSO responded to a call from St. Anthony Hospital early in the morning of Jan. 5 about a Pendleton man with a gunshot wound to the arm. The hospital was locked down, as is standard procedure with crimes of that nature.
The victim was taken by Life Flight to Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. He underwent surgery which resulted in a partial amputation of his right arm.
The sheriff’s office states that Laib was identified by investigators as a person of interest at the time of the initial incident. The active investigation, in cooperation with the Umatilla County District Attorney’s Office resulted in the arrest.
