Police arrest husband of Bend woman Lori 'Woody' Blaylock on suspicion of murder

View full sizeDeschutes County JailSteven Paul Blaylock, 46.

Police in Central Oregon have arrested Steven Paul Blaylock, the 45-year-old husband of a missing Bend woman, on suspicion of murder.

Bend police said Thursday they also now are actively searching for the remains of Lori "Woody" Blaylock, a 48-year-old respiratory therapist.

On Tuesday, detectives and investigators with the Bend office of the

served a search warrant at Blaylock's home and searched three vehicles and an enclosed trailer.

Detectives believe Blaylock disposed of his wife's body between Marion Forks and Idanha, possibly in the North Santiam River, along Oregon 22, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators asked for anyone who may have seen a

over the Santiam Pass or along Oregon 22 between Oct. 26 and Oct. 31 to call Bend police at 541-322-2960 or 541-693-6911 or the Marion County sheriff’s tip line at 503-540-8079.

Police said Steven Blaylock was booked Wednesday into the

in Bend on a probable cause affidavit, accusing him of murder, second-degree domestic assault and tampering with evidence. He is being held without bail.

Court documents were unavailable Thursday because of the Veteran's Day holiday. Jail records show that Blaylock is scheduled to be arraigned today in Deschutes County Circuit Court.

View full sizeCourtesy of Jeff HueyLori "Woody" Blaylock

Steven Blaylock told police he last saw his wife on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 28, at their home in the

.

He told told police she walked away wearing a black sweater with white stripe on the sleeves, blue jeans and white tennis shoes and carrying a black purse with backpack-style straps. Police now say they believe that Blaylock killed his wife on Wednesday, Oct. 27.

Diedre Moore, a close friend of Lori Blaylock's who went to Lane Community College with her in the 1990s, said Blaylock has worked as a respiratory therapist at St. Charles Medical Center for the past 18 years.

Moore said Blaylock has been married to her husband Steve Blaylock for 15 months, a wedding that took place after a two-month courtship.

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