A juvenile accused of threatening people with what appeared to be a handgun didn’t get very far after running from deputies in Washington state. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect’s attempted escape lasted only about eight seconds before a deputy caught up and deployed a Taser.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a WinCo store just before 1 a.m. on Aug. 8 after receiving multiple reports of a juvenile threatening people with what witnesses believed was a firearm. As deputies made contact, officials said the suspect ignored commands and fled on foot.
Authorities said the juvenile appeared to reach toward a bag containing what looked like a handgun before taking off. After the suspect was taken into custody, deputies determined the weapon was actually an Airsoft/BB gun designed to closely resemble a Glock-style pistol…