COLUMBIA COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) – The fugitive suspect in a mugging in St. Helens on Friday night was later arrested in Scappoose after crashing his car, according to the St. Helens Police Department.
Around 9:30 p.m. Friday, officers were called to the scene of an attempted armed robbery outside a building on Cowlitz Street, in downtown St. Helens.
The victim reported that they were outside when a man approached him, started a brief conversation, then held a gun to the victim’s head and demanded money…