One escaped Washington prisoner was captured in Portland early this morning, but a second escapee remains at large. Trayay H. Munter and Maksim Petrovskiy were part of a Department of Natural Resources fire crew battling a blaze in Goldendale that broke out Saturday.
An alert citizen called 911 just before 6 a.m. today after spotting one of the escaped prisoners from the Washington State Department of Corrections, the Portland Police Bureau reported.
Portland police officers responded and arrested 30-year-old Munter and booked him into the Multnomah County Jail on a warrant.
The Department of Corrections said overnight inmate checks found them in their bunks, but by 2:50 a.m., they were gone. The department launched a search and notified law enforcement, including the Oregon State Police.
Munter is serving a six-year sentence on assault and theft charges out of Snohomish County. Petrovskiy was convicted of stealing a vehicle in Snohomish County. Both inmates were held at the Olympic Corrections Center near Forks.
