Sex Offender On The Run: Police

REDMOND, OR — Police in Redmond have asked all Oregonians to be on the lookout for a potentially dangerous and elusive sex offender with a well-documented history of deceptive practices, attempts to flee apprehension, and noncompliance with his court orders.

Michael Richard Bremont, 45, also known as Michael Tallman and/or Jacob Straib, was reportedly scheduled to face 10 counts of second-degree sex abuse in a Deschutes County court on Oct. 23; but while awaiting trial he apparently cut off his GPS ankle monitor and disappeared.

After learning Bremont had escaped his ankle monitor, Deputy District Attorney Mary Anderson on Oct. 17 filed a motion to revoke Bremont's release agreement and issue a warrant for his arrest.

However, no one is entirely sure where Bremont went; Redmond police seem to believe he could be preparing to flee the state, which he did in the past during other periods of court-mandated supervision, court documents show.

Bremont was previously the director of the Redmond Proficiency Academy, police officials said. In 2011, he was accused of sexually abusing two minor students and was ultimately convicted on two counts of sex abuse in December 2012 and sentenced to 19 months in prison. The abuse was said to have occurred between November 2005 and June 2006.

In April 2012, prior to his conviction and sentencing, Bremont cut the GPS ankle monitor he'd been required to wear as part of his release agreement so he could go to the home of a witness in the case against him — who now happens to be the victim in the case currently pending.

Bremont harassed the victim, but no other charges were filed in connection with the incident.

In April 2014, after serving 14 months of his 19-month sentence, Bremont was released with court-mandated supervision requirements, such as taking classes and checking in with his probation officer.

In September 2014, Bremont was charged with attempt to elude and reckless driving after trying to outrun an Oregon State trooper in Deschutes County. During the chase, Bremont was riding a motorcycle and speeding more than 100 mph before crashing into a rock, court documents show.

Following Bremont's arrest, police found evidence that he left the state without permission while on supervised release. They also found an Arizona driver's license and credit cards issued to a false name, along with airline boarding passes indicating Bremont had unlawfully flown to San Diego from Portland.

"By all appearances, Bremont was complying with the rules and conditions of both probation and his sex offender treatment program. However, it is now very clear that Bremont's behavior has been not only covert but criminal," Deschutes County Probation Officer Patricia Rursch wrote in her 2014 revocation recommendation. "It seems Bremont believes that compliance with supervision conditions is optional and applies to others but not himself. As such, we are concerned that Bremont continues to represent a risk to this community."

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Over the next four years Bremont established a pattern that once again appeared to show he could follow his orders and comply with his sex offender and probation requirements. But in December 2017, the previously harassed witness came forward to disclose the sexual abuse she allegedly endured at Bremont's hands between September 2009 and June 2010, along with the additional harassment through 2012.

In January 2018, after the new charges against him were filed, Bremont was allowed another conditional release agreement that stipulated he once again wear an ankle monitor. And once again, Bremont cut the monitor and fled.

While police officials are concerned he may again seek out the victim in the case, they also believe he may leave Oregon altogether. It appears his current spouse lives in Arizona.

"The Redmond Police Department is passionate about seeking justice for juvenile sex crimes victims, and will not stop looking for (Bremont) until he is in custody," officials said in statement. "Redmond Police Detectives are actively seeking (Bremont's) whereabouts using resources available to local law enforcement."

Police are reportedly hopeful anyone who knows where Bremont is or may be will call the Deschutes County non-emergency dispatch line at 541-693-6911, or their local police agency.

Images via Redmond Police Department