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Bend man accused of trying to kill his wife

08:10 AM PDT on Monday, June 9, 2008

Associated Press

BEND, Ore. -- Police arrested a Bend man accused of a kicking his wife and striking her with a gun.

Bend police Lt. Ben Gregory says a SWAT team took Jesse W. Patterson into custody after negotiations failed to persuade him to leave his house Sunday.

The 40-year-old was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail on charges of assault, menacing, attempted murder, unlawful use of a firearm and felon in possession of a firearm.

An ambulance took his wife to the hospital, where she was treated for broken bones in her face.

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