Neighbors tell odd tales about weird crime spree

The following is a press release from the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

Summary of Event: 
On Saturday night a man ran through an Aloha neighborhood attempting to steal cars and entering people's houses. Billy Gean Ryan was arrested by deputies after an hour-long manhunt.

Details of Event:
On Saturday, Oct. 17, at 10:54 p.m., Washington County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 26-year-old Billy Gean Ryan for multiple crimes stemming from two attempted car jackings and several burglaries. [Ryan is listed on the police report as homeless, from Hillsboro.]

The 9-1-1 calls started at 7:49 p.m. when a woman called from her cell phone to report that a man tried to take her car. She reported that as he told her to get out of the car, he reached into his shirt like he had a gun. The woman rolled up the window and drove away from the suspect. Deputies arrived and set up a perimeter while a K9 unit searched for the suspect.

At 8:06 p.m. a resident in the 700 block of Southwest Blackcourt Place, called 9-1-1 and reported that a man had just entered their house and threatened to shoot them if they didn't give him their car keys. The caller said the man, later identified as 26-year-old Billy Gean Ryan, had come into their house while smoking a cigarette and asked about the car in the driveway. He then threatened to shoot them while reaching toward his armpit as if he had a gun. The resident told the man identified as Ryan to leave, and he did.

Just after Ryan left the house, he threatened to shoot another man on the street. Ryan told the man he would shoot him if he did not give Ryan his car keys.  The man refused and Ryan walked down the street.

At 8:10 p.m. another 9-1-1 call was placed reporting that Ryan had entered an apartment at 674 S.W. 201st Ave. The man in the apartment reported that Ryan came in and told him that he was being chased. Ryan offered the man $5,000 for his car. The man refused and told Ryan to leave, which he did.

At 8:17 p.m. a man walked out of his house located in the 800 block of Southwest 198th Avenue. He said he saw Ryan standing next to his car holding a Gatorade and a cell phone. The man saw that his car door was open and he realized that Ryan had taken the Gatorade and cell phone out of his car. The witness asked Ryan what he was doing. Ryan asked the witness if he had "seen the man the police were looking for?" Ryan then gave him the cell phone, took a drink of the Gatorade, and took off running.
 
At 9:11 p.m. a woman called 9-1-1 from the 19000 block of Southwest Ashcroft Lane and reported that she found Ryan in her car parked in her garage. She said he told her that he had fallen asleep in the car. The woman went into the house and locked the door. Ryan opened the garage door, and left the residence.

Numerous deputies were combing the neighborhood for Ryan. Just after the information was broadcast from the previous 9-1-1 call, a deputy spotted Ryan in the area of Southwest 198th Avenue and Southwest Brookfield Street. Ryan ran from the deputy but was quickly apprehended after a brief foot chase.

After Ryan was positively identified by several victims, he was arrested on the following charges:

• Robbery II (four counts)
• Menacing (four counts)
• Burglary I (two counts)
• Unauthorized Entry to a Motor Vehicle (two counts)
• Criminal Trespass I

Ryan is being held in the Washington County Jail on a $250,000 bail. If you have any information about this series of crimes please call the Washington County Sheriff's Office at (503) 846-2700.