July 16, 2024 3:40 a.m.

Troopers with the Oregon State Police jailed a man following an incident at the Cabin Creek rest area, at mile post 143 next to Interstate 5 on Saturday morning.

An OSP report said just before 8:30 a.m. 42-year-old Jason Hall broke into a parked semi-trailer with a hatchet. Hall was confronted by two truck drivers and eventually was locked inside the trailer before breaking out through the roof. The suspect then accessed his own vehicle and ran over one of the truck drivers as well as striking the semi.

Hall’s vehicle became disabled, and the man jumped inside the vehicle of a good Samaritan, where he was eventually caught by law enforcement. Hall was taken into custody without incident.

The report said the injured truck driver and Hall were both transported to CHI Mercy Medical Center with injuries. Hall was charged with multiple crimes including assault, two counts of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, reckless driving and reckless endangering. He was still at Mercy at last check, according to OSP, and will be taken to jail once he is medically cleared.