A convicted felon had the joyride of her life early Friday morning when she raced down Oregon 213 in a stolen patrol car while taunting police and singing over the radio system – all with the sheriff deputy's loaded shotgun inside and a semiautomatic rifle in the trunk.

Tara Axmaker, 25, of Clackamas is being held without bail in the Clackamas County Jail on accusations of attempted murder, aggravated theft, attempted assault on a public safety officer, vehicle theft, eluding a police officer, reckless driving and two parole violations.

A backup deputy responding to a report of a man stabbed in the 16800 block of South Howards Mill Road in Beavercreek arrived to see another patrol car speeding away without its lights off. The deputy confirmed his colleague's car was stolen and began a pursuit.

Tara Axmaker

The victim was identified as Matthew Savage, 33, of Beavercreek, reported Friday afternoon in fair condition.

Sgt. Adam Phillips, Clackamas County sheriff's spokesman, identified Axmaker as a suspect in the stabbing and the driver of the stolen car. She allegedly stole the first patrol car to arrive at the scene, belting out lyrics to Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" and Jefferson Airplane's "Give Me a Ticket to an Aeroplane" as she sped away.

A Youtube poster who identified himself as Jonathan Gutierrez captured police audio from the chase and posted it online, along with his own commentary. The audio contains a steady stream of singing, name-calling and profanity from Axmaker.

Pursuing deputies can be heard reporting locations of the stolen car at "80 miles per hour and picking up speed" southbound on the highway between Oregon City and Molalla.

In a high-pitched voice, Axmaker taunted police to "come get it" and said she hoped the county insured the vehicle because she might crash it. At one point, a dispatcher warned other deputies that a loaded shotgun and assault-style semiautomatic rifle were aboard.

(Editor's note: Videos contain offensive language.)

After about 12 minutes of shouting, singing and trash talking, sirens grew louder as the chase neared Molalla. Then the sound went dead.

At that point, Axmaker lost control and ran off the highway near a sign for "Historic Downtown Molalla." Deputies then reported "one in custody."

Axmaker wasn't injured in the crash.

Phillips said "meth played a significant role in the incident," and anything she said during the chase "should be taken with a grain of salt."

He declined to identify the deputy whose patrol car was stolen or speculate about what led to the stabbinig or whether the deputy would face consequences for losing control of his weapons and patrol car.

The incident remains under investigation, he said. Axmaker will be arraigned Monday in Clackamas County Circuit Court.

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