Man charged by 4 law agencies after hours-long pursuit across Oregon

SHERWOOD Ore. (KPTV) – A person was arrested in Sherwood after driving recklessly Thursday in a string of occasions main him to be charged by 4 completely different law-enforcement businesses.

The Sherwood Police Division says at roughly 9:21 p.m., Oregon State police acquired a number of studies of a white Mercedes driving recklessly on I-5. After an OSP Trooper carried out a visitors cease and instructed the driving force he was beneath arrest, the driving force instructed the Trooper “no I’m not” and drove off.

Troopers then adopted the driving force till calling the pursuit off for security causes, Sherwood P.D. stated.

Then at 11 a.m., Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputies had been dispatched after receiving studies of a person carrying yellow pants and pink sneakers dancing on the street. Arriving deputies acknowledged his automotive as a match for the suspect’s automobile in OSP’s pursuit. Deputies tried to contact him, putting an occupied CCSO patrol automobile.

Two hours later, Tualatin Police Officers had been dispatched to Cabela’s on studies of a person with related clothes operating by the shop, performing erratic and yelling obscenities. Police on scene acknowledged the person’s automotive as the identical automotive from the 2 earlier incidents within the day. In keeping with officers, the suspect fled the scene at a excessive fee of pace, crashing right into a automotive and driving away.

Presently, dispatchers with Washington County started receiving a number of 911 calls a few reckless driver in a white Mercedes heading towards Sherwood.

Officers with the Sherwood P.D. tried to conduct a high-risk visitors cease however the driver ignored the instructions, avoiding spike strips on the highway by turning round and driving on the improper facet of the freeway head-on at a number of police automobiles, in accordance with officers.

Due to the hazard to the general public, law-enforcement businesses ultimately shut down SW Pacific Freeway close to SW Tualatin Sherwood Street.

Ultimately, whereas making an attempt to show to keep away from one other set of spike strips, the automotive grew to become high-centered on SW Pacific Freeway and was shortly boxed in.

Officers arrested Steven J. Denham, 38, of Bothell, Washington.

The Sherwood P.D. stated on the time of his arrest, Denham held an lively felony warrant out of Washington for Harassing Communication and has cautions for threats to particularly hurt regulation enforcement.

Denham acquired the next fees:

Oregon State Police:

• ORS 811.540 Making an attempt to Elude a Police Officer (felony)
• ORS 811.140 Reckless Driving
• ORS 163.195 Reckless Endangering
• ORS 162.145 Escape within the Third Diploma

Clackamas County Sheriff’s Workplace:

• ORS 811.540 Making an attempt to Elude a Police Officer (felony)
• ORS 811.140 Reckless Driving
• ORS 163.195 Reckless Endangering

Tualatin Police Division:

• ORS 811.540 Making an attempt to Elude a Police Officer (felony)
• ORS 811.700 Failure to Carry out the Duties of a Driver

Sherwood Police Division:

• ORS 163.175 Tried Assault within the First Diploma (5 counts)
• ORS 163.208 Tried Assault on a Public Security Officer (5 counts)
• ORS 811.540 Making an attempt to Elude a Police Officer (Three counts)
• ORS 163.195 Reckless Endangering (5 counts)
• ORS 811.140 Reckless Driving (4 Counts)
• ORS 811.231 Reckless Endangerment of Freeway Staff
• ORS 813.010 Driving Beneath the Affect of Intoxicants
• ORS 811.700 Failure to Carry out the Duties of a Driver
• ORS 164.345 Felony Mischief within the Third Diploma

The investigation is ongoing and no extra info is anticipated to be launched at the moment.

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