Brandon Claggett, 38, the former “Weed and Seed” deputy sheriff who
patrolled The Mountain community, was taken into custody in Oregon City
April 21.

Claggett was lodged in the Clackamas County Jail and is being held on
$280,000 bail, charged with first-degree kidnapping ($250,000 bail),
menacing ($7,500), unlawful use of a weapon ($15,000) and assault IV
($7,500).

According to the Oregon City police they received a 9-1-1 call from Claggett’s
wife who said he was armed and alleged she had been threatened by him and
held against her will – although by the time of the call she had escaped.

Later, the police discovered Claggett had left his wife’s home and had driven
to Salem to his mother’s home where his children were.

Oregon City police contacted Claggett on his cell phone and Claggett
responded by dropping the kids off at a safe place and surrendering.

Claggett resigned last year from the sheriff’s department following a lengthy
investigation that alleged he had engaged in inappropriate touching of
teenage girls and exchanging sexual images via cell phone.

Those charges were eventually dropped by the district attorney after Claggett
agreed to resign from the department.

The investigation is ongoing by Oregon City police.