{"id":2020132,"date":"2023-09-02T08:54:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T12:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-escaped-oregon-mental-health-hospital-while-shackled-found-stuck-in-muddy-pond\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T08:54:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T12:54:55","slug":"man-who-escaped-oregon-mental-health-hospital-while-shackled-found-stuck-in-muddy-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-escaped-oregon-mental-health-hospital-while-shackled-found-stuck-in-muddy-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Man shackled in Oregon mental health hospital escapes, gets stuck in muddy pond."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-who-escaped-oregon-mental-health-hospital-while-shackled-found-stuck-in-muddy-pond%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020132&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Man Charged with Attempted\u200c Murder Arrested\u2064 After\u2063 Daring Escape<\/h2>\n<p>PORTLAND,\u200d Ore.\u2014In a thrilling turn\u200d of events, \u200ba man charged with attempted murder managed to escape from a psychiatric \u2063hospital in Oregon while fully shackled, only to be \u2063found floundering in a muddy pond.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Pray&#8217;s audacious escape came to an end when \u200dhe \u2063was discovered\u2063 buried up to the armpits \u2063in the pond in Portland, thanks to the diligent efforts of the Oregon State Police. With the assistance of \u2062Portland Fire &#038; Rescue personnel, Pray \u2064was extricated from the muddy depths using ropes\u2062 and swiftly taken to the hospital. Although he initially provided \u200ba false\u2064 name, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-escaped-oregon-mental-health-hospital-while-shackled-found-stuck-in-muddy-pond\/\" title=\"Man shackled in Oregon mental health hospital escapes, gets stuck in muddy pond.\">sharp-eyed hospital employee recognized<\/a> \u2063him, prompting\u2064 the \u2063immediate involvement of the police.<\/p>\n<h3>Investigation Underway<\/h3>\n<p>The Oregon\u2062 State Police are currently investigating \u2063the circumstances surrounding Pray&#8217;s escape on Wednesday. Despite being restrained with\u2064 leg shackles, a belly chain, and handcuffs, Pray managed to slide \u200binto the driver&#8217;s seat of the\u200d van transporting him and drive\u2063 away while the driver was momentarily outside the vehicle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/iowa-teen-on-trial-for-killing-of-2-fellow-students-says-he-feared-for-his-life-5484336\"><strong>Iowa Teen on Trial for Killing of 2 Fellow Students Says He Feared for His Life<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n          <span class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/2\/2023<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/san-francisco-records-more-than-a-dozen-suspected-overdose-deaths-in-one-day-5485359\"><strong>San Francisco Records More Than a Dozen Suspected Overdose Deaths in One Day<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n          <span class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/1\/2023<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pray now faces \u2064a slew of charges, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-for-shooting-near-two-young-girls-in-viral-video-had-a-dozen-prior-arrests-including-violent-crimes\/\" title=\"Man Arrested For Shooting Near Two Young Girls In Viral Video Had A Dozen Prior Arrests, Including Violent Crimes\">including attempted murder<\/a>, robbery, assault, and being a\u200c felon in possession of\u200b a\u200c firearm. These charges have \u2062been filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, which is located in Portland. Following a determination of his \u200bunfitness\u200c to proceed with trial, Pray was sent \u2064to the Oregon State\u200d Hospital \u200con Wednesday, as documented in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">court records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to reach Pray&#8217;s lawyer for \u200bcomment were unsuccessful at the time of this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man charged with attempted murder escaped from an Oregon psychiatric hospital while fully shackled. He was later found stuck in a muddy pond in Portland and was arrested. 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