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Terrified woman pleads for help at stranger’s door after escaping from machete-wielding abductor in chilling video
Chilling home security footage captured the moment a terrified woman begged Oregon homeowners for help after she jumped out of a moving car to escape her alleged machete-wielding abductor.
The 47-year-old victim, who has not been identified, was first seen hiding in a stranger’s Portland driveway at around 1:30 a.m., Friday, just seconds after escaping her alleged abductor, Ring doorbell video obtained by KATU shows.
She then bolts for the stranger’s front porch, desperately banging on the door while the suspect’s car is seen parked at the end of the driveway.
“He’s trying to abduct me,” the woman yells as she pleads on the phone with 911.
Seconds later, her alleged abductor drives away from the house while the victim watches him take off.
The Portland Police Bureau reported that the victim was walking home when the suspect, Ra Fet, pulled over in his car and offered her a ride, which she accepted.
Fet, 25, allegedly began making sexual remarks to the victim and groped her when she entered his car, according to KATU.
Police told the outlet the suspect then pulled into a restaurant parking lot and pulled out a machete.
The victim then tried opening the door to get out of his car, but Fet “accelerated to a high speed, preventing her from leaving.”
“The victim began physically fighting the man as the man drove and he punched her in the face,” according to the Portland Police Bureau.
Fet slowed the car enough for the woman to jump out, but the suspect struck her in the nose before she made her escape.
She then ran down the road, where she was seen hiding in the driveway and banging on the stranger’s door for help.
Less than an hour later, police spotted the suspected kidnapper’s car and pulled him over.
Officers then had the victim identify Fet at the scene of that traffic stop, where she ID’d him as the man who sexually assaulted and tried kidnapping her.
He was then arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center.
The woman was treated for “cuts and bruises.”
Fet — who is from Thailand — appeared in court on Monday with a Burmese translator.
He has been charged with Kidnapping in the First Degree, Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, Coercion, Menacing, Assault in the Fourth Degree, Reckless Driving, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person.
The Thailand national pleaded not guilty to all charges and will remain at the Multnomah County Detention Center without bond, according to KATU.
Fet was arrested in May 2023 for showing up at a family’s home and threatening them with a gun, according to the outlet.
Fet reportedly shot at the tires of the family’s car during last year’s altercation and was arrested and charged with menacing and criminal mischief.
In April alone, there were 22 reported kidnappings in the city of Portland, according to KATU.
That number nearly matches the 26 reported kidnappings that the city had in 2023.
It looks like Portlanders won’t get a trip to Oz after all. Thankfully.
The reports earlier Wednesday that a tornado might touch down in the Portland area made for eye-popping news, even if the likelihood of such an event never crested beyond 9%. A tornado never materialized in the city.
In fact, sunny skies greeted worried Portlanders for most of the day, and at 6 p.m. a bright rainbow spread over downtown.
And as of 7 p.m., the National Weather Service’s Portland office said it looked like the metro area would be spared any large hail storms or other majorly inclement weather — but we won’t know for certain until nightfall at 8:01 p.m.
“We have yet to see any significant large hail or strong, severe winds at this point,” said weather service meteorologist Rebecca Muessle. “It looks like those showers are starting to come a little bit to an end, too, but we’re not completely out of the clear yet.”
With rain falling there’s always a risk of hydroplaning, so drivers shouldn’t drop their guard this evening.
And if you’re reading this in Vancouver, that isn’t a car backfiring. Thunder has been reported in the area, said Muessle.
Stormy weather is more likely in the southern parts of the Willamette Valley, in and around Benton County.
A hot weather pattern put a tornado in the cards in the first place, but conditions will no longer be conducive to storms after it cools off at night.
“Once that sun goes down, if we’re not rocking by then, it’ll be more challenging to see those larger storms,” said Muessle.
In the meantime, check out The Oregonian/OregonLive’s tips for what to do in case of a tornado, here, and be sure to sign up for emergency weather alerts here.
—Zane Sparling covers breaking news and courts for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at 503-319-7083, zsparling@oregonian.com or @pdxzane.
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Severe thunderstorm watch for Washington and Oregon: Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland under weather alert
Mar 27, 2025 04:57 AM IST
NWS on Wednesday issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of Oregon and Washington. Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland are under weather alert.
Gavin Turley and Aiva Arquette drove in two runs each to lead the Oregon State Beavers to a 5-2 victory against Washington on Tuesday night at Hillsboro Ballpark.
Turley doubled down the left field line in the fifth inning to score Arquette and AJ Singer and give the fifth-ranked Beavers the lead for good in front of a sellout crowd of 4,264 at the home park of the Hillsboro Hops.
Two innings later, Arquette blasted a two-run homer to give Oregon State (19-4) its final margin of victory. It was the third homer in four games for the Beavers shortstop, who also doubled, walked and finished 3 for 3.
Trent Caraway scored Oregon State’s first run, coming home from second when Washington starter Tommy Brandenburg tried a pickoff in the second inning and the ball got away.
Five Beavers relievers combined to keep Washington off the scoreboard for the final 5 1/3 innings after the Huskies (11-15) had scored on a sacrifice fly in the third and Matthew Henning’s RBI single in the fourth.
Max Fraser, James DeCremer, Leif Palmer, Joey Mundt and AJ Hutcheson allowed a combined three hits and struck out nine. DeCremer (1-0) notched the win and Hutcheson recorded his second save of the season. OSU starter Kellan Oakes pitched two innings before giving way to Bryce Johnson.
Next up: Oregon State opens a three-game series at Nebraska at 5 p.m. Friday (Big Ten Network).
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