Escaped Inmate From Fire Crew Caught

One of two inmates who escaped while assigned to a firefighting crew at the Headwater Fire north of Goldendale was arrested in Portland Wednesday morning.  KATU-TV reports that the other escaped inmate is still at large.  Police say Tyray Munter and Maksim Petrovskiy escaped from their Department of Natural Resources fire crew early Tuesday morning.  Portland police say a citizen spotted Munter, who was arrested him at a convenience store in southeast Portland.  Officials are still searching for Petrovskiy.  Both inmates had been held at the Olympic Corrections Center near Forks.  Munter is serving a six-year sentence on assault and theft charges. Petrovskiy was convicted of stealing a vehicle.

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