Oregon man convicted of kidnapping after stealing car with baby inside

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) – A Washington County jury discovered a person responsible of kidnapping after he stole a automotive with a nine-month-old child inside in July, in accordance with the Washington County District Legal professional’s workplace.

On the morning of July 27, the infant’s father was selecting up a canine on the Oregon Canine Rescue on Southwest Nyberg Highway in Tualatin. As he stood close to his minivan, then 24-year-old Marcus Paul jumped inside and drove away.

Paul later left the 9-month-old child on the facet of the highway in Oregon Metropolis on the bottom behind a guardrail close to the sting of a steep slope. A lady strolling her canine discovered the infant and referred to as 911.

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Paul then continued northbound on I-205 as police tracked him. He left the minivan at a location on Northeast Prescot Road, a spot recognized by police for stolen automotive transactions. Paul tried to flee on foot however was later discovered and arrested by Portland and Tualatin law enforcement officials.

After a four-day trial, Paul was convicted of kidnapping within the second diploma, three counts of felony mistreatment within the first diploma and the unauthorized use of a automobile. His sentencing listening to has been scheduled for Wednesday.

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