PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — A man was convicted of three counts of attempted murder for shooting at police officers during a confrontation in 2021, authorities said.
Joshua William Degerness was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges in December of 2021, just days after he was involved in a traffic stop conducted by Portland police officers that turned into an exchange of gunfire .
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On December 11, 2021 , a police officer tried to pull Degerness over for a traffic stop. However, he fled in his vehicle. The officer then encountered Dergerness again and pursued him, and the suspect crashed into a tree.
“Officers gave commands to Degerness in an effort to arrest him, but he was uncooperative and refused to exit his vehicle. Pepper spray was deployed and Degerness pointed and fired a handgun at police officers,” the Mulntomah County District Attorney’s Office said in a release…