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Five-day fugitive jailed without incident A 20-year-old Medford man who gained notoriety for out-running the law last week became the latest person to prove that not all of those who run can hide. Five days after leading police cars from Medford to Jacksonville, Derek Lee Austin Atterberry was arrested in Medford on Sunday without incident. "How he became Public Enemy No. 1 is beyond me," Medford police Lt. Tim George said Monday. "Derek�s a celebrity in Jackson County because he ran from the police. But people run from the cops all the time." Atterberry was lodged at the Jackson County Jail on a felony probation violation and was being held Monday without bail. Atterberry was driving a 1999 Ford Escort leaving a reputed drug house in Medford on Tuesday, and a chase ensued when police tried to stop the car. The Escort sped down several streets, out of Medford and into Jacksonville before the car stopped and two suspects fled. Police caught the passenger, identified as Larry Allen McMurtrie, 28, then released him, but a long search of the woods around Jacksonville failed to turn up Atterberry. Police on Sunday received a tip that he might be at a residence at 412 Crater Lake Ave., George said. When police arrived and knocked on the door, they found Atterberry in the house, George said. Also there was McMurtrie, who was arrested on a charge of hindering prosecution for allegedly helping Atterberry remain free, George said. McMurtrie also was being held in jail on a no-bail hold for allegedly violating his probation on a misdemeanor credit-card fraud conviction. Obituaries | Sports | Business | Classifieds | Tempo | Prime Times | So Oregon Sites | Outdoor Journal | Subscribe | Contact | Movies | Advertise | Real Estate Showcase | Archive | Editorials | Letters to the editor | Religion | Wake-up Call | NIE | Cyber Chef | Job Network | So Oregon Weather | WSJ Northwest | Forums | AP Wire | AP Money | F.A.Q. | Awards Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. The Community Newspaper Subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co, Inc Copyright �The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA