Director of local nonprofit arrested on drug charges | The Source Weekly

Gary Lee Hewitt, the executive director of local nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul, was arrested on August 15 for distribution of commercial quantities of methamphetamine. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office determined that Hewitt, 58, was selling commercial quantities of the drug from his residence in Redmond, Oregon.

Detectives from the sheriff's office, along with detectives from the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team, executed a search warrant at Hewitt's residence, which is less than 1,000 feet from two different schools, and discovered a commercial quantity of methamphetamine, scales, packaging materials and U.S. currency, according to a news release.

Hewitt was charged with illegal possession of methamphetamine and illegal delivery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school.

St. Vincent de Paul is a nonprofit organization that provides food, clothing, utilities, propane, medication, and transitional housing to families and individuals in need. In 2022, it opened St. Vincent's Place, a 10-unit tiny house village that serves as transitional housing.