Carol McAlice Currie, and Joce Johnson

Statesman Journal

Jesse Helt, a former West Salem High School student who accepted a VMA award for Miley Cyrus, turned himself in to the Polk County jail Thursday night.

Sheriff Bob Wolfe said Helt, 22, turned himself in on an outstanding warrant for probation violation on an original charge of criminal mischief and criminal trespass. He was originally booked around 8:30 p.m.

Wolfe said bail was $25,000 and he was allowed to post 10 percent of it.

"He came into the jail with that on him," Wolfe said.

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office and the Dallas Police Department confirmed they were on the lookout for Helt, since it was revealed that the man, who was wanted on Oregon probation violations, had returned to the state.

Helt was selected by Cyrus to give an acceptance speech for her after she met him at My Friend's Place shelter for homeless youths in Los Angeles last week. The shelter encourages homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives.

He accompanied Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards last Sunday night, and spoke about homeless young people when he took her place at the podium following her win for her "Wrecking Ball" music video.

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It's not clear whether Cyrus knew that there were warrants for arrest in Oregon dating back to November 2010. They relate to criminal trespassing and mischief charges and failing to comply to probation community service and urinalysis requirements. An Oregon eCourts record shows that he owes the county more than $2,000 in costs.

His mother, Linda Helt, confirmed to the Statesman Journal on Monday that the singer had given her son money to return to Oregon. When local law enforcement showed up at Helt's home on 29th Place NW, Jesse Helt was not there. It's uncertain where he's been since he left his mother's home.

Jesse Helt attended West Salem High School from 2006 to 2009.