A domestic-violence call in Tacoma turned into a brief roadway standoff last Wednesday, ending with the arrest of a 42-year-old man who deputies say fled in a vehicle and then fought efforts to take him into custody.
In a video update, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said deputies tracked the suspect vehicle to the 4300 block of McKinley. A deputy tried to pull the car over, and at one point the patrol vehicle pinned the suspect’s car against a curb. According to the agency, the driver slipped away a second time before a Tacoma Police officer moved in and helped trap the vehicle. When the man refused to get out, officers pulled him from the car and arrested him.
Charges, booking and what was alleged
The sheriff’s office said the 42-year-old was booked into the Pierce County Jail on counts that include attempting to elude, resisting arrest, fourth-degree assault, felony harassment and possession of a controlled substance. The video post stated that “probable cause existed for felony harassment and assault” and that the suspect “threatened to return and kill the victim,” according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Pierce County’s detention pages list the main county jail facility in downtown Tacoma as the intake location where arrests are processed…