Boy Arrested for Threatening People With a Knife

The incident happened near the Keizer Taco Bell on River Road File photo by: Tim King

(KEIZER) - Police arrested a 15-year Keizer boy Sunday evening after three people reported that a juvenile had threatened them with a knife in front of Keizer’s Taco Bell restaurant on River Road Northeast.

Officers from the Keizer Police Department responded to a reported menacing in progress near Taco Bell at about 9:20 PM. The person who called police, a juvenile male, reported that an unknown subject pulled a knife on he and two friends while they walked down the sidewalk.

The victims identified Brandon Miller to police as the suspect who threatened them with a knife and he was seen running from the scene. Responding officers located Miller several block away and after a short foot chase, he was taken into custody without incident.

Brandon Miller was transported to the Marion County Juvenile Department, where he was charged with 1 count of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon with no bail, 3 counts of Menacing, with no bail, 2 counts of Physical Harassment, also a crime that allows no bail. He was also charged with 1 count of Disorderly Conduct.

Keizer Police say none of the victims in this case were injured.