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Police ID teen suspect wanted for attempted murder, car theft in Seaside

Seaside police identified the suspect, who is accused of attacking someone and stealing their car in Seaside. The victim is hospitalized in critical condition.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police continue to search for a suspect accused of attacking someone and stealing their vehicle, a Ford Mustang, in Seaside early Friday morning. The suspect led police on a high-speed chase in the stolen Mustang, crashed it in Hillsboro and escaped on foot. Now, police believe he may be in Portland.

The victim is hospitalized in critical condition.

Seaside police identified the suspect Saturday morning as 18-year-old Isaiah J. Thompson. Police described Thompson as transient and said he doesn't have a listed residence. Police said they have probable cause to arrest Thompson on charges of second-degree attempted murder, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree robbery, unauthorized use of a vehicle, eluding police and reckless driving.

Credit: City of Seaside
Isaiah J. Thompson

A person in Seaside called 911 around 12:20 a.m. to report they'd been attacked and their Ford Mustang had been stolen. As police responded to the scene near Ninth Avenue and North Prom, a Cannon Beach police officer spotted the stolen Mustang south of Seaside and chased it, but the driver didn't stop, according to the city of Seaside. The officer lost sight of the stolen car as it sped away on Highway 26.

"He’s wanted by Seaside Police for some pretty brutal crimes," Washington County Detective Shannon Wilde said.

A Washington County Sheriff's Office deputy saw the stolen car near the intersection of Highway 47 and tried to chase it. 

“Our first deputy that spotted him said he was easily going well over 100 miles an hour and that was without police officers behind him," Wilde said.

The suspect drove at speeds of more than 100 mph coming into the county, the city of Seaside said. He drove southbound on Northwest Glencoe Road in Hillsboro and crashed near train tracks, "becoming airborne briefly" at the intersection with Northeast Shannon Street, according to the city of Seaside. The suspect got out of the car and ran away.

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Law enforcement from the Beaverton Police Department, the Hillsboro Police Department and the Tigard Police Department joined in the search for the suspect. Three dog teams and two drones also assisted. 

"They had three K-9s that were helping track this person, just because of the severity of what he was wanted for, and unfortunately, they didn’t find him," Wilde said.

Hillsboro Police continued tracking the suspect later on and located him on a TriMet Max train.

"Officers tracked him to the Max, he got on the Max and last we knew, I believe he got off the Max somewhere in Portland and hasn’t been seen since," Wilde explained.

Anyone with information about this incident or Thompson's whereabouts is asked to call Seaside detective Michael Crowe at 503-738-6311.

Court records show Thompson is also accused of stealing a car and running from police in Multnomah County. He pleaded not guilty on October 18th and is due back in court the first week of December. 

This is a developing story and it may be updated when more information becomes available.

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