Officials are investigating how a man convicted of assaulting a woman was able to cut off his GPS monitor and escape from a restrictive housing complex in Washington state, prompting a multistate search until he was captured Thursday.

Damion Blevins, 33, was arrested outside a Portland convenience store after a three-day search and will be extradited back to Washington, the Seattle Times reported.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2024/10/man-deemed-sexually-violent-predator-who-escaped-washington-state-authorities-captured-in-portland-after-3-day-search.html