Baker City man arrested after eluding police during November foot chase

Alexander Alen Adams, 29, who eluded police during a foot chase in November and had been wanted since, was arrested Thursday afternoon, Feb. 5, at a trailer in the 1300 block of Ninth Street, according to a Baker City Police report and local reporting. Officers say Adams was taken to the Baker County Jail and faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.

Police said four Baker City Police officers, one Oregon State Police trooper and one Baker County Sheriff’s Office deputy were involved in the arrest. “Police surrounded the trailer and arrested Adams,” the report stated. The district attorney’s office has charged Adams with assaulting a public safety officer, a Class C felony; second-degree escape, a Class C felony; and resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor. Those charges are in addition to a probation violation stemming from a 2025 conviction.

The arrest capped a months-long period in which Adams was wanted after fleeing an attempted arrest on Nov. 10. Authorities attempted to serve a warrant for a probation violation tied to an April 11, 2025 guilty plea for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, when officers say Adams ran. Local reporting notes the attempted Nov. 10 arrest involved multiple law-enforcement agencies and personnel.

Adams’ record, as reported by local court records and prior coverage, includes a Nov. 23, 2023 incident in which he ran from officers after an alleged 911 call from the same Ninth Street home. During that 2023 chase, Adams reportedly threw two cellphones at officers. On Jan. 9, 2024, Adams pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and was sentenced to 363 days of probation; a third-degree escape charge was dismissed as part of that agreement. The most recent probation sentence, tied to the April 11, 2025 methamphetamine conviction, was 12 months of probation and is the basis for the current probation violation allegation.

Adams was scheduled to be arraigned Friday at 1:15 p.m. in Baker County Circuit Court. Booking details, bond amounts and case numbers were not released in the police report provided to the public. The district attorney’s filing outlines the current criminal allegations but does not establish guilt; court proceedings will determine next steps.

This case highlights multiple local concerns: enforcement of probation conditions, coordination among Baker City Police, Oregon State Police and the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, and repeated interactions between one resident and the criminal justice system. For neighbors on Ninth Street and residents across Baker County, the arrest underscores the strain that repeat offenses and probation violations place on local law enforcement and court resources.

Officials say the investigation is ongoing and additional details may emerge through court filings and police records. The scheduled arraignment will clarify the charges and set future court dates for the Baker County community to monitor.