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TUMWATER, Wash. — A repeat offender with over 60 arrests and five convictions to his name was found Thursday in Portland after cutting off his GPS ankle monitor earlier this week in Seattle.
Damion Blevins, 33, boarded a train to Portland Monday evening at King Street Station in Seattle after removing his GPS ankle monitor.The Department of Corrections said he will be booked into the Multnomah County jail and then extradited to Washington to
face new charges.
The DOC said Blevins is a resident of aLess Restrictive Alternative located in Tukwila.
"LRAs are community residential facilities that offer court-ordered treatment for sexually violent predators in a setting less restrictive than the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island," wrote the DOC. "The program is run by the Department of
Social and Health Services (DSHS), but LRA residents are monitored for compliance of their supervision requirements by DOC."
Blevins' most recent run-in with the law came when he was recently convicted of second-degree assault in 2017 and civilly committed to the Special Commitment Center in 2023. He also has five felony convictions on his record.
"I believe it was something related to looking for a job, maybe a job fair or interview of some kind," Chris Wright, a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections, said. "This appears to be the first time in recent memory that someone has cut off the
monitor, so that is why we want to track him down as soon as possible."
According to court documents, Blevins was convicted after a sexual assault that happened near a Walmart parking lot in Federal Way. Documents allege he raped the victim "multiple ways" while holding a knife and threatened to slit her throat. He then
stole bank checks and money from the victim.
"At one point, the victim screamed out in pain, and the defendant told her that no one could hear or help her," the documents stated.
The victim was able to break free and run for help at a convenience store.
"The defendant was seen getting on a local bus near the store. The bus was stopped a short time later, and the defendant was arrested," court documents stated.
https://komonews.com/news/local/33-year-old-damion-blevins-tukwila-king-street-station-department-of-corrections-less-restrictive-alternative-lra-special-commitment-center-2023-criminal-history-dshs
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