Caught: Oregon Inmate Found With Girlfriend 2 Days After Escape

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, CA -- A Multnomah County inmate who went missing last Thursday was found with his girlfriend at a Gresham apartment complex over the weekend. Authorities said Scott Smith, who reportedly stole a truck and escaped while he was on an inmate work crew, was found around 2 a.m. Sunday.

Smith, 25, reportedly took the ODOT truck from the 9400-block of Northeast Hancock Drive just before 12:30 p.m. last Thursday, just as the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office work crew was conducting a cleanup of green space in the area, officials said.

Deputies and Gresham officers went to the apartment complex in the 16400 block of NE Glisan Street after detectives determined Smith was hiding there, officials said.

After calling the occupants out of the apartment, Smith was taken into custody without incident.

Smith will be booked on a parole violation warrant. Additional charges will be presented to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office upon completion of the investigation, officials said.

Codie Corbit, Smith's girlfriend, was also booked on one count of hindering prosecution.

--Photo via Multnomah County Sheriff's Office/Patch reporter Travis Loose contributed to this report

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