The suspect reportedly stole a Marion County Mustang patrol car.

An Oregon State Police trooper arrested an 18-year old Silverton-area teenager Saturday night found passed out in what was later determined-to-be a stolen Marion County Sheriff's Office patrol car north of Mt. Angel.

According to reports, OSP Trooper Jason Perrizo was patrolling Saturday at approximately 11:00 p.m. in the Mt. Angel area when he was told by a Mt. Angel police officer that they had a report of a recklessly driven white Ford Mustang on Highway 214.

About twenty minutes later, Trooper Perrizo was driving north on Highway 214 near Bonney Road when he spotted a parked white marked Marion County Sheriff's Office Traffic Team Ford Mustang. Thinking he was going to contact a deputy in the patrol car, he drove along side it and saw a lone male passed out in the driver's seat.

Subsequent investigation determined the person inside, 18-year old Nikita N. Efimov Jr. of Silverton, had stolen the patrol car from an off-duty deputy's Silverton-area residence. Efimov was arrested and lodged in the Marion County Jail on the following charges:

• Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants
• Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
• Reckless Driving
• Recklessly Endangering Another Person

Marion County Sheriff's Office retrieved their vehicle from the arrest scene.