The Lake Oswego man who led police on a dangerous high-speed pursuit through the Bend area in May 2019 was sentenced to 30 days jail Thursday in Deschutes County Circuit Court. Zenler Allen Clairmont, 20, was on acid May 9, 2019, when he eluded numerous officers, including Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson, avoided spike strips and drove at oncoming traffic before crashing into a Bend Police car and injuring the officer and his police dog. As a youth, Clairmont competed with the U.S Ski Team, which matured him in some ways, and stunted his emotional growth in others, his lawyer, Josh Ewing, told the court. "This is in many ways more of a mental health case than a straight-up criminal case," Ewing said. "He feels horribly about what he's done, and he knows that his actions have consequences. He and his mother are trying to figure out what the underlying issue is." In addition to jail, Judge Beth Bagley approved a plea deal that also stipulated a five-year term of supervised probation, with a 36-month prison sentence hanging over Clairmont's head if it doesn't go well. While on probation, Clairmont will receive substance abuse and mental health evaluations. He was ordered to pay fines totalling around $2,000, with restitution to be determined within 90 days. The restitution amount could be in the thousands as the victims in his case, Bend Officer Robert Pennock and his police dog, Ladybug, suffered injuries in the crash, and a Bend Police vehicle was heavily damaged. The day of the high speed pursuit, Clairmont went to his mother's home in Lake Oswego, where she noticed he acted erratically and admitted to taking LSD, according to prosecutor Andrew Steiner. His took a shower and by the time she was done, Clairmont had driven away in her car. She called 911 and reported he was suicidal and on acid and driving a stolen vehicle.
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