Tamar Drake

The Hermiston woman facing charges for a June burglary and police chase is in jail again, this time for assaulting her father.

The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office in a written statement reported deputies Saturday at about 5:50 a.m. responded to 78613 Echols Road near Hermiston to investigate an emergency report of domestic violence. When deputies arrived, Tamar Drake, 40, of Hermiston, refused their orders to exit the house and instead made her way to her father, Steven Winn, 72, who was in his bedroom.

The deputies considered Winn to be in immediate danger, the sheriff’s office reported, and forced their way into the house to stop Drake.

She fought the deputies and bit deputy Nathan Rankin on his thumb, causing him a minor injury, according to the sheriff’s office. Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston, treated and released Rankin.

The sheriff’s office reported the investigation showed Drake punched her father in the face, causing minor injury, pointed a firearm at Winn while threatening to kill him, and she refused to let him leave his bedroom.

Drake also fired one round from a .22 caliber rifle she stole into a bedroom door prior to the arrival of the deputies, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies arrested Drake and booked her into the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, on the following charges: felon in possession of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree kidnapping, assaulting a public safety officer, first-degree theft, menacing, fourth-degree assault, and resisting arrest.

An Oregon State Police trooper assisted the deputies during the incident.

Drake has an open criminal prosecution in Morrow County stemming from a June 8 burglary and subsequent high speed chase that ended near Boardman when police forced the white SUV off Lamb Road. Boardman Police Chief Rock Stokoe at the time reported officers tried to arrest the driver, Drake, but she reached for a knife. Police shot her with a stun gun to take her down.

Drake faces multiple charges in that case, including first-degree burglary, felon in possession of a restricted weapon (a stun gun), and driving under the influence of intoxicants. Morrow County Circuit Court records how her next hearing in the case is Sept. 3

Records also show Drake has been out of jail since June 20 on a conditional release.