The man accused of wounding two Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputies during an attempted burglary of a tool rental business last week had his bail set at $1 million as prosecutors formally charged him with two counts of attempted aggravated murder.
Tyler J. Scott, 32, raised his hands “as if to surrender” before rapidly drawing a pistol from his waistband and shooting one deputy in his Kevlar vest and pelvis and the other in his arm, Chief Deputy District Attorney Chris Owen said during the Monday arraignment.
The two deputies — identified as Dan Blair and Jeremy McKenna — responded to Burt Rentals on Southeast Johnson Creek Boulevard just south of the Springwater Corridor about 7 a.m. Friday after a surveillance camera captured two men jimmying open a metal shipping container containing tools and construction equipment and the business owner called 911, The Oregonian/OregonLive previously reported.
Blair, a training deputy employed by the Sheriff’s Office since 2015, and McKenna, a recruit who joined up last year, have both been released from OHSU Hospital.
Scott, who appeared in court shirtless via a crackly video connection from the Clackamas County Jail, asked Circuit Judge Cody Weston to transfer him to a jail in another county, citing the potential for conflict with sheriff’s deputies who oversee the facility.
“I feel like I’ve been mistreated since I got here,” he said.
Weston instructed him to take up the request with his attorney once one has been appointed.
“I’m not saying it will be granted,” the judge added.
Scott has 12 previous convictions, nine of them involving violent behavior, Owen said during the hearing, and had recently been released with conditions in Multnomah County in a stolen car case.
Weston approved the $1 million bail ahead of a to-be-scheduled hearing that could hold Scott without bail entirely. Sarah Morrison, a court-appointed attorney who represented all indigent defendants during the arraignment, didn’t contest the ruling.
Scott also faces charges of being a felon in possession of a gun, first-degree theft and second-degree burglary.
During a separate proceeding, Weston set bail at $40,000 for Joseph Shaffer, 46, who faces charges of first-degree theft and second-degree burglary for allegedly serving as Scott’s accomplice during the attempted burglary.
Owen noted that Shaffer had an active warrant for providing false information to police and trespassing at the time of his arrest, and was wanted for violating his parole. He has previous convictions for theft and possessing drugs, records show.
“We do not believe he has a stable residence,” Owen added.
Shaffer didn’t speak other than to answer affirmatively to procedural questions. Scott and Shaffer are expected back in court on July 11.
— Zane Sparling; zsparling@oregonian.com; 503-319-7083; @pdxzane
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