Second suspect taken into custody in Lewis beating

Christopher Allan Jaha, 54, is currently being held in the Clackamas County Jail on on $855,000 bail for the alleged crime of first-degree kidnapping. Authorities say he will be transferred to the regional jail in The Dalles shortly.

Law enforcement has taken a second suspect into custody in relation to the robbery and beating of Donald Lewis on Jan. 22 at approximately 7 p.m. at 3021 W. 7th St.,The Dalles, according to a press release from The Dalles Police Department.

Christopher Allan Jaha, 54, was detained in Portland at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, in connection with the crime, the release states.

Detectives with The Dalles Police Department were assisted by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office during the time of Jaha’s arrest. He was taken into custody without incident, according to the press release.

On Jan. 22, Lewis informed officers that individuals armed with a gun forcibly entered his residence. A struggle ensued and Lewis was forcibly restrained and severely assaulted. Several items were stolen from his home, according to a police report.

Lewis sustained significant injuries and was treated at Mid-Columbia Medical Center before being transported to OHSU.

Marshall Allen McFarlane, 42, is currently being held at the regional jail in The Dalles on $855,000 bail for the alleged crime of first-degree kidnapping.

Tuesday’s arrest was preceded by a grand jury indictment of Jaha, which charged him with first-degree kidnapping, robbery, first-degree assault, first-degree burglary, third-degree assault, first-degree theft, unlawful use of a weapon and menacing, according to the release.

Jaha is being jailed in Clackamas County and is awaiting transport to the regional jail in The Dalles.

Jaha’s arrest is part of an on-going criminal investigation.

He is the second person to be arrested in connection with the crime.

Marshall Allen McFarlane, 42, was detained in Portland at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26, in connection with the crime and is facing the same charges, according to police.

Sheriff’s offices in Sherman, Klickitat, Wasco, Hood River and Clackamas counties assisted the Dalles Police Department in this case. The Oregon State Police and Its Crime Lab and the Wasco County District Attorney’s Office have also contributed to the investigation.