On Thursday February 15th, at about 12:15 pm, the Curry County Sheriff’s Office received information from a concerned citizen that DeYoung was calling and harassing them and through some investigative leads, it was determined that DeYoung was either in Utah or Nevada. Dispatch started notifying all law enforcement agencies in those areas to attempt to locate DeYoung.
At approximately 9:38 pm Pacific Time, Lucas DeYoung was taken into custody by the Nevada State Highway Patrol on the Curry County and FBI warrants for his arrest. DeYoung was lodged in the Humboldt County Jail in Winnemucca Nevada.
The Nevada Highway Patrol saw a vehicle with Virginia plates parked alongside the road on I-80 near milepost 164 in Nevada with a male sleeping in the driver’s seat.
The Nevada Highway Patrol contacted the person inside who fit the description provided by the FBI warrants as DeYoung. The driver initially gave a different name but it was determined that the driver was, in fact, Lucas DeYoung and he was taken into custody without incident.
The Nevada Highway Patrol did a search of the car and located several guns, ammunition, and body armor. DeYoung was then transported to the Humboldt County Jail and lodged on their local charges of Felon in Possession of Firearms. DeYoung was also lodged on the Curry County and FBI warrants for Attempted Aggravated Murder, Attempted Murder, Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution and Unlawful Manufacture of Marijuana.
The Curry County Sheriff’s Office has been working aggressively with the FBI, Brookings Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies to locate and arrest Lucas DeYoung for his involvement in the William Terebesi shooting on December 28, 2017. The Curry County District Attorney will be working with the State of Nevada on the return of DeYoung to Oregon