Man who escaped Oregon psychological well being hospital whereas shackled discovered caught in muddy pond

PORTLAND, Ore. — A person charged with tried homicide who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in Oregon whereas totally shackled was arrested Friday after he was discovered floundering in a muddy pond.

Christopher Pray was discovered buried as much as the armpits within the pond in Portland, the Oregon State Police stated. Portland Fire & Rescue personnel extricated the person utilizing ropes and he was taken to the hospital. Police stated he gave a false identify, however a hospital worker acknowledged Pray and police had been referred to as.

The Oregon State Police are investigating how Pray managed to flee on Wednesday as he was being taken to the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. Restrained with leg shackles, a stomach chain and handcuffs, Pray slid into the driving force’s seat of a van he was being transported in when the driving force was exterior the car and drove away.

Pray faces fees together with tried homicide, theft, assault and felon in possession of a firearm in Multnomah County Circuit Court, the place Portland is situated. He was despatched on Wednesday to the Oregon State Hospital after he was discovered unfit to proceed with trial, in line with court docket information.