An alleged burglar finds himself in legal trouble after a high-speed chase led to a crash in Oregon, as reported by local law enforcement.
On Tuesday, at approximately 4 p.m., deputies from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office were alerted to a burglary incident on the 17000 block of Southeast River Road.
A homeowner, after reviewing security footage, called 911 to report seeing a man entering their garage and making off with several belongings, authorities said.
Upon arrival, deputies were provided with images of the suspect and informed that he was driving a white Ford Explorer.
The suspect was subsequently identified as Scotty Nicholas Oldfield.
A deputy spotted Oldfield’s vehicle on Southeast Roethe Road, but he quickly accelerated and evaded the officer.
Deputies began pursuing the vehicle and attempted to stop Oldfield.
Oldfield eventually crashed into another occupied vehicle near Southeast Oatfield Road and Southeast Park Avenue and rolled the SUV he was driving before hitting an unoccupied parked vehicle.
The driver of the other occupied vehicle declined medical treatment at the scene.
Oldfield was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
When deputies searched Oldfield’s vehicle, they located suspected stolen items.
Oldfield was charged with several crimes, including second-degree burglary, first-degree theft, attempting to elude a police officer, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, DUII, identity theft, driving while suspended or revoked, third-degree assault (DUII) and criminal mischief.
Investigators later learned that Oldfield had multiple outstanding warrants out of Oregon and Washington state for charges such as failure to appear, DUII, driving while suspended, false information, identity theft, assault, reckless endangerment, robbery, malicious mischief and criminal trespass.
Investigators believe Oldfield may have targeted additional victims.
Anyone with information about Oldfield’s criminal activity is urged to contact the sheriff’s office.
