JASON SETH ALBION O'CONNELL

JASON SETH ALBION O'CONNELL
UNLAWFUL FLIGHT TO AVOID PROSECUTION - ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING, ATTEMPTED SEX ABUSE, SEX ABUSE


Jason Seth Albion O'Connell, a convicted felon, is being sought for his alleged involvement in the attempted kidnapping of three young girls near Springfield, Oregon. On August 27, 2006, O'Connell allegedly approached a seven-year-old girl who was playing near her apartment. He used a lollipop to try and entice her to accompany him. O'Connell then grabbed and dragged her into the nearby bushes and attempted to pull down her pants, but was stopped by a passerby and fled on foot. Approximately thirty minutes later, O'Connell tried to entice two five-year-old girls at a nearby playground. He grabbed one of the girls, forced her to the ground, and allegedly assaulted her. When the second girl started to scream, he stopped his assault and again fled on foot.

On September 21, 2006, the Lane County Circuit Court, Eugene, Oregon, issued a local arrest warrant for O'Connell charging him with attempted kidnapping, attempted sex abuse, and sex abuse. On September 25, 2006, a federal arrest warrant was issued in the United States District Court, District of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, charging O'Connell with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Additionally, O'Connell is wanted in Santa Cruz, California, for the 1998 sexual assault of a three-year-old girl. A local arrest warrant was issued charging him with sexual assault and a federal arrest warrant was issued charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.