PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 28-year-old man appeared in court Thursday after holding police at bay for nearly six hours during a standoff.
David Sanders was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center early Thursday morning after being arrested by Portland Police.
Sanders is now charged with 28 new criminal courts, which include interfering with a police officer, reckless driving, attempting to elude of foot, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, providing false info to police, forgery, ID theft, hit and run, unlawful possession of a loaded firearm, possession of an illegal weapon, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
In court, a judge raised Sanders’ bail to $500,000.
Police said early Thursday they expect to release additional details on the new allegations against Sanders after the district attorney’s office reviews the case.
KOIN 6 News has learned that Sanders had an arrest warrant issued earlier this month after he violated his release agreement pending trial on a separate guns and drug case.
Records show that Sanders was charged on Oct. 27, 2017 with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of meth and heroin, unlawful delivery of meth and heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Those allegations stem from an arrest on Oct. 19, 2017.
Jail records show that Sanders has 12 felony, 5 misdemeanors convictions and 11 parole violations on his record. At the time of his arrest in 2017, his bail was set at $135,000.
In December 2017, a judge lowered Sanders’ bail to $5,000, which he quickly posted. Less than two months after being released on bail, law enforcement asked a jail to revoke Sanders bail on allegations that he failed to report all police contact and failed to obey all laws while on bail.
On Feb. 5, Gresham police contacted Sanders in a stolen vehicle after the driver fled and eluded officers, according to court documents. About three weeks prior, Gresham police wrote that Sanders fled in another vehicle.
“Sanders’ reckless driving is going to get someone killed if he is not stopped,” Gresham police wrote in their report, according to the arrest affidavit.
Two days after being contacted by Gresham police, officers in Portland were contacting Sanders who was believed to be in a stolen vehicle.
“[Sanders] shot out of the exit at a high rate of speed and scraped across the driver side” of a police vehicle,” according to the arrest affidavit. “Another officer attempted cover but [was] nearly hit as well.”
The next day, on Feb. 8, Milwaukie Police took reports of an assault involving Sanders and a woman. He reportedly strangled the woman and threatened to kill her, according to court documents.