CRESWELL, Ore. - A man from Arizona is facing serious charges after a burglary and attempted carjacking incident in Creswell on Friday evening, according to court records filed in Lane County Circuit Court.

Mark Clark, 47, is currently in the Lane County Jail. He has been charged with burglary, theft, and criminal mischief.

The Oregon State Police reported that troopers responded to a burglary on Camas Swale Road at around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 26. The burglary victim held Clark at gunpoint until authorities arrived. Clark managed to flee the scene in a vehicle. However, troopers used spike strips to stop him. In a desperate attempt to escape, Clark tried to carjack a family but was unsuccessful. He then backed into a passing car.

Troopers and deputies quickly boxed him in and arrested him

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