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James Wooten (left) and Benjamin Moore have been arrested in connection with a robbery early Friday near the west end of the Burnside Bridge.

(Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

Four out-of-towners perhaps got a less than favorable impression of Portland early Friday when they were reportedly accosted by two men within minutes of each other near the west end of the Burnside Bridge.



Two of the victims, police say, were left naked after their encounter with the pair, and one was bloodied.



Police soon arrested two men as suspects and identified them as Benjamin Timothy Moore, 27, and James Wooten, 26. Wooten has been accused of four counts of first-degree robbery and two counts of second-degree assault while Moore was hit with two counts of first-degree robbery and one counts of second-degree assault.



Police responded to the scene at 2:15 a.m. Friday when a caller alerted 911 dispatchers to two "naked and bloody" men near the west end of the bridge, which is in downtown Portland. When officers arrived, they found 22-year-old Jacob Harris, and 22-year-old Joseph Tadlock, who said they were visiting from out of town and had been attacked and robbed by two men, who took all of their property, including their clothes.



Police say Tadlock was cut on the upper body with a box cutter by Wooten while Harris was allegedly kicked by Moore. Both suspects then fled with some of the victim's property.



As police interviewed Harris and Tadlock, they were approached by a woman and man, 28-year-old Meghan Manheim and 34-year-old Luis Cruz, who were also visiting from out of town. They said the same two men had tried to rob them earlier.



A short time later, police found Moore and Wooten under the bridge and arrested them. Both are now in the Multnomah County Jail and scheduled for arraignment on Monday.

-- The Oregonian