Malheur County Sheriff

Christopher Hardy has been charged with attempted murder.

ONTARIO, Ore. -- An Oregon man is charged with attempted murder after a struggle inside a rural Ontario home.

Malheur County Sheriff's deputies say 38-year-old Christopher Scott Hardy entered the home of a 33-year-old woman.

She struggled with Hardy for control of his gun and she was able to fire all the rounds, escape and call 911 around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Deputies say the victim knew Hardy.

"Basically what she did is she saved her own life by deciding that she was going to fight and attempt to escape," said Brian Wolfe, Malheur County undersheriff.

Hardy was tracked to another home north of Ontario and arrested.

Back in 2000, he was convicted of attempted rape and several counts of sex abuse against two teenagers and served prison time.

Hardy’s being held in the Malheur County Jail.