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A 37-year-old man was arraigned Monday afternoon on allegations of felon in possession of a firearm and interfering with an officer after he was seen walking in the street at Southeast Powell Boulevard and 136th Avenue in Portland on Saturday, police and prosecutors said. The man ran from an officer, fell and pulled a gun from his waistband, police said.

(The Oregonian)

A man who Portland police attempted to stop for jaywalking ended up tripping and falling as he ran from the officer and then pulled out a loaded handgun, according to police.

Titus Larz McNack, 37

Portland Officer Jerry Ables, a 10-year bureau veteran, first spotted the man, Titus Larz McNack, walking in the street on Southeast Powell Boulevard and 136th Avenue on Saturday, according to a court affidavit.

Ables attempted to contact McNack, who immediately ran from the officer. Ables chased after McNack, and saw him McNack to the ground. From about 15 feet away, the officer watched McNack reach into his waistband and pull out a black handgun, Multnomah County deputy district attorney Nathan Vasquez wrote in the affidavit.

Ables ordered the man to drop the gun, and McNack complied.

The officer nearly shot McNack, according to Vasquez.

The officer recovered a loaded .45-caliber handgun from McNack, Vasquez wrote in court papers.

On Monday, the prosecutor urged a judge to increase McNack's bail from $5,000 to $100,000. McNack, 37, is awaiting sentencing on a delivery of methamphetamine conviction, and has an unrelated third-degree assault charge pending.

Vasquez argued that McNack, described as a "known gang associate,'' is a danger considering that two of his co-defendants in the third-degree assault case are gang members now in custody on murder charges, according to an affidavit seeking the increased bail.

"I move the court to increase bail to $100,000 on this case, in order to protect the community, and insure defendant's appearance if he does post bail,'' Vasquez wrote.

Circuit Court Judge Jean Kerr Maurer ordered the increased bail.

McNack also is being held on a parole violation. He's been on post-prison supervision for second-degree robbery and kidnapping convictions.

--Maxine Bernstein

mbernstein@oregonian.com

503-221-8212; @maxoregonian