Raid on Deschutes River Woods home turns up 69 firearms, mostly undetectable ‘ghost guns’; suspect not in custody

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 66-year-old Bend-area man faces numerous firearm charges after a raid on a home in Deschutes River Woods turned up 69 firearms, mostly undetectable “ghost guns” without a serial number, authorities said Thursday.

In recent days, detectives with Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) Team began investigating a report of a person manufacturing and selling ghost guns, Lt. Mike Landolt said in a news release. Detectives identified the suspect as 66-year-old Bend-area resident Eric Keith Testerman.

Around 6 p.m. Wednesday and the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team (CERT) executed a search warrant at a home in the 60000 block of Winnebago Lane in Bend, CODE Team Lt. Mike Landolt said in a news release Thursday…

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