Man digs through floor trying to escape SWAT team in Thurston County, WA standoff

The Brief

  • SWAT teams in Thurston County engaged in a four-hour standoff with an assault suspect.
  • The suspect, wanted for second-degree assault with a firearm, was captured after attempting to flee.
  • No officers were injured, the suspect was treated for K9 bites, and the home sustained damage.

TENINO, Wash. SWAT teams surrounded a house in Thurston County during an hours-long standoff with an assault suspect Wednesday afternoon.

The backstory:

Deputies and SWAT team members surrounded a house near Highway 99 SE and Tilley Road South outside Tenino in an hours-long standoff with a man who was wanted in an assault case.

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