The Oregon State Police is asking for the public's help in locating or identifying a motorcycle rider who eluded a state trooper on I-5 in the Brownsville area Wednesday.

About 2:50 p.m. an OSP trooper was northbound on I-5 near MP 220 when he saw a motorcycle being operated in a reckless manner. The motorcycle was paced at over 100 MPH and was cutting in and out of traffic using both lanes of the freeway. When the trooper tried to stop the motorcycle, the motorcycle rider accelerated to well over 120 MPH and was passing cars on the shoulder in an effort to get away. At one point in the pursuit, the motorcycle exceeded 140 mph.

The motorcycle exited I-5 at Highway 34 and went eastbound. It then turned onto Seven Mile Lane. where the trooper discontinued the pursuit. The motorcycle was last seen going northbound on Seven Mile Lane.

The motorcycle is described as a black, sport bike type, with no license plate on it.

A $500 reward offered has been increased to $3,700 to help Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division troopers investigating the illegal killing and waste of a bull elk in Linn County

The Albany-area Mid-Valley Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association added $700 to the reward, plus another $2,500 by The Humane Society of the United States and The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust.

A hunter found the remains of a decapitated bull elk on the 4400 line of the Upper Calapooia Road system about 20 miles south of Sweet Home on Oct. 16, according to Senior Trooper James Halsey.

The Linn County Sheriff's Office arrested a man on child porn charges.

Eric Wayne Dille, 39, of Mill City was charged with 11 counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, 11 counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Endangering the Welfare of a Minor.

The arrest came investigators working an undercover operation became aware of a computer actively making available for download the illegal material. 

During the operation, investigators observed several files being made available for download that depict known victims of child sexual abuse. 

Some of the victims identified have been rescued from their abusers by law enforcement agencies from around the world.

The sheriff's office served a search warrant at a Third Avenue address in Mill City on Oct. 17 and took Dille into custody.

A minor child living in the home was placed in the care of the Department of Human Services.