Former FBI agent who lived in Bend formally charged for his actions during Jan. 6 insurrection

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that a federal grand jury has indicted a former FBI agent who lived in Bend for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building.

Jared Wise, 49, was charged with two felonies and four misdemeanors in the case after federal prosecutors received a tip from a source that he had entered the U.S. Capitol with a mob of people seeking to interrupt the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election. Wise’s felony charges include civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement officers.

Wise worked as a special agent and a supervisory agent for the FBI from 2004 to 2017. It was not immediately clear where in the country Wise worked during his time with the bureau, though the FBI confirmed it was not in Oregon.