July 9, 2025 4:30 a.m.

A Riddle man was arrested following an approximately hour long standoff in Myrtle Creek on Tuesday night.

A release from the Myrtle Creek Police Department said at about 9:45 p.m. police were called to the area of First Avenue and Northeast Oak Street for a reported disorderly subject. Detective Kevin Taggart said numerous callers were saying the male was hitting vehicles with a crowbar, yelling and screaming. Taggart said officers arrived to find a man they recognized as 42-year-old Shawn Patzer sitting in his van. Patzer had thrown numerous rocks into the roadway for about a block and a half radius.

Taggart said Patzer exited his vehicle with a crowbar, picked up a rock and started to approach an MCPD officer. After being challenged and commanded to drop everything and told that he was under arrest, Patzer then reportedly dropped the rock and headed back to his vehicle, even after being told he was under arrest several times.

Taggart said Patzer got back into his vehicle and refused to come out with his hands up. Numerous Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies, including a crisis negotiator, arrived to assist at the scene along with a DCSO K-9. Patzer eventually exited the vehicle and was taken into custody without further incident. No one was injured.

Patzer was taken to the Douglas County Jail and charged with second-degree disorderly conduct and third-degree escape. He is detained on $8,750 bail. Taggart said more charges are pending and the investigation is ongoing.

Taggart said MCPD is asking anyone who saw Patzer in that area prior to the standoff to contact police at 440-4471. Anyone who had vehicle damage caused during the incident should contact MCPD as well.

The Cow Creek Tribal Police also assisted with the incident.

This was the second police stand off in Myrtle Creek in a two-day period.