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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Justice said Wednesday it has concluded that a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy was justified in his use of deadly force last February and acted in self-defense when a man refused repeated commands and approached other deputies with a knife during a confrontation in Madras.
The DOJ announced its conclusion that no criminal charges were warranted after an investigation led by the Bend Police Department into the officer-involved shooting by Jefferson County sheriff’s Deputy Anthony Maldonado on February 20 that resulted in the death of Allan Dale Warner, Jr., 26. The report indicates Maldonado fired five shots, three of which struck Warner…