Man Who Escaped Custody Found

The Oregon State Police says a man who escaped custody while being transported from a psychiatric facility in Pendleton to Bend was located on Sunday.  The OSP says it was advised by the Warm Springs Police Department that 22-year-old Rodrick Edminston was found in a restroom in the vicinity of the Kahneeta Resort on the Warm Springs Reservation.  Edminston was being taken Friday by J&R Secure Transport to Bend when he escaped their custody at the Cow Canyon rest area on Highway 97 about 21 miles south of Maupin in Wasco County.  Lifeways Inc. stated Edminston was being held on a mental health hold.  No criminal charges are pending against him at this time.

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