SEATTLE -- Police said they arrested a man in Oregon on Tuesday who is accused of choking a woman in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood while selling magazines.

Authorities said the Northwest Fugitive Apprehension Task Force helped Seattle police identify 25-year-old Antonio Smokes. He was arrested in Gresham, Ore.

Police said the magazine company he worked for had traveled through several states since the Aug. 31 attack.

Investigators said Smokes tried to kill a 27-year-old Seattle woman who allowed him into her apartment after she bought a magazine subscription. The victim said Smokes followed her to the bathroom and choked her until she was unconscious.

Investigators said they didn’t think Smokes knew he was the subject of a manhunt and believed the woman was dead.

The choking victim, who survived, was able to identify Smokes in a police lineup.

Prosecutors filed charges of second-degree assault and burglary against Smokes on Wednesday.

Florida police said Smokes was released from jail last month after serving two years for an armed robbery charge and is currently on probation.