Homicide suspect booked into jail

Early morning murder leads to early afternoon arrest

Katie Teachout, The Journal | Last updated May 18, 2020 9:55pm0

Multnomah County Sheriff's Department count

Grayson Morris, 26, was arrested near Portland, Ore., in the afternoon of Thursday, May 14, in connection to a homicide earlier that morning in Ritzville.

PORTLAND - Grayson D. W. Morris was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, May 14, in connection to a homicide that occurred in Ritzville around 5:30 a.m. the same morning.

The murder occurred at 109 W. 7th Street in Ritzville, in a home owned by Walter Glen Ivy, Jr. The name of the victim has not yet been released.

Morris, 26, is facing several felony charges: four charges of unlawful use of a weapon; robbery; unlawful use of a motor vehicle; attempt to elude by vehicle; and four charges of attempted murder.

Morris allegedly left the crime scene in a stolen vehicle. According to the Mulnomah County Sheriff's office, Morris was apprehended near Troutlake, Ore., near milepost 18 after a pursuit by law enforcement officers on Highway 184. Morris was injured in an exchange of gunfire with Oregon State Police troopers. Morris was given first aid and taken to a local hospital before being booked into jail.

Bail amounts are set at $20,000 for the combined charges of unlawful use of a weapon; $250,000 for robbery; $5,000 for unlawful use of a motor vehicle; $5,000 for attempting to elude by vehicle; and $250,000 for each of the attempted murder charges.

The Multnomah County Detention Center is located at 11540 NE Inverness Dr., Portland, Ore.

Author Bio

Katie Teachout, Editor

Katie Teachout is the editor of The Ritzville Adams County Journal. Previously, she worked as a reporter at The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle, the Oroville Gazette-Tribune, Northern Kittitas County Tribune and the Methow Valley News. She is a graduate of Western Washington University.