A man awaiting trial for attempted aggravated murder and other serious charges escaped custody after he was transferred from the Multnomah County Jail to the Oregon State Hospital on Wednesday night, Oregon State Police (OSP) reported Thursday morning.
At around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Christopher Lee Pray stole a Dodge Caravan minivan while in leg shackles, a belly chain, handcuffs and a restraint that connects all three together, and then eluded law enforcement during a southbound chase on Interstate 5, troopers said. Authorities said they ended the pursuit on I-5 due to safety concerns.
Pray, 39, has not been apprehended and OSP said it does not know where he is. He’s considered “extremely dangerous,” OSP reported, and should not be approached by anyone who sees him. Pray has ties to the greater Portland metro area, troopers said.
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