A naked man who claimed he was 'from a family of sasquatch ' has been jailed for ten years after attacking an armed hunter in the woods . Jeff McDonald had gone out hunting for deer near his home in Manning , Oregon , when he saw Linus Norgren wearing what appeared to be 'tan clothing ' . But when he got closer , Mr McDonald , who was carrying a high-powered rifle , realized that 22-year-old Norgren was in fact naked . Jailed : Linus Norgren , 22 , was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for attacking a hunter while naked in woods in Manning , Oregon , in October 2013 . Mentally disturbed : Linus Norgren ( pictured ) attacked Jeff McDonald in the woods near Manning , Oregon , claiming he was from a family of sasquatch . Attack : Norgren had punched McDonald in the head and face and tried to choke him with the victim 's own shirt . He told Oregon Live how he asked him for his name and received a normal response before Norgren said that he was ' a sasquatch from a family of sasquatches ' . After offering to help take him home , Norgren struck Mr McDonald on the head with a rock , causing him to black out . When he woke up , Oregon Live reports , Norgren was on top of him and squeezing his hands tightly around his neck while Mr McDonald had suffered two dislocated shoulders . As the struggle unfolded he asked his attacker why he was trying to kill him to which Norgren replied : 'Sasquatch kills the hunter ' . Mr McDonald said he managed to bite one of Mr Norgren 's knuckles before the attacker appeared to 'pass out ' on top of him . After a further struggle he managed to free himself and reach his gun , according to reports . Pointing his rifle at Norgren , he called 911 . According to KPTV , McDonald told authorities they needed to get there quick , 'because I only have one option here and you know what it is ' . Deputies eventually found them in thick forest after a 90 minute search . McDonald had held Norgren at gunpoint the whole time . Jeff McDonald had gone out hunting for deer near his home in Manning ( pictured ) , Oregon , when he saw Linus Norgren wearing what appeared to be 'tan clothing ' In court this week , Norgren said he was suffering 'catastrophic mental disturbances ' at the time . Jurors were told that he had experiences symptoms of his 'untreated bipolar disorder ' , Oregon Live reports , while Norgren also told the court that he was acting in self-defense . ' I was injured already , I was naked and I was terrified , ' Norgren said in court Tuesday , KPTV reported . 'Not to make excuses for myself , but Mr. McDonald 's presence was absolutely terrifying . ' I truly believed I needed to defend myself to get out of that situation and go home . ' I did n't want to hurt him , I did n't want to hurt Mr. McDonald . ' I did n't want to kill him . I did n't want anything to happen to either of us . ' ' I could n't help it . ' Guilty : Norgren was found guilty of attempted murder and second-degree assault last week . On Tuesday , he was sentenced to 10 years in prison with credit for time already served . But the self defence argument was rejected by jurors and Norgren was convicted of attempted murder and three counts of second-degree assault . He was cleared of further charges of first degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon . Oregon Live reports that his defense lawyer said he was unable to use an 'insanity defense ' without Norgren 's consent but suggested the evidence of mental illness should be a 'mitigating factor ' . Norgren was jailed for ten years at Washington County Circuit Court this week , a year and a half after the incident in October 2013 .
Jeff McDonald had gone out hunting close to his home in Manning , Oregon . Spotted man in 'tan clothing ' in woods who turned out to be NorgrenLinus Norgren . But 22-year-old was naked and claimed he was from a 'family of sasquatch ' Linus Norgren struck Mr Mcdonald on the head before grabbing the hunter 's neck . But he then 'passed out ' and Mr McDonald was able to raise the alarm . Jury heard Linus Norgren experienced symptoms of untreated bipolar disorder . Claimed he acted in self defence but was jailed for ten years for the attack .