HOQUIAM, Wash. — Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office says that, with the help of one of their K-9 partners, they were able to help in the arrest of a suspect with a felony escape warrant.
The sheriff’s office says they received a call to help the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) at an address off Highway 101 in the Humptulips on Wednesday.
They needed help in find and arrest a suspect with an outstanding warrant.
The suspect was also known to be physically violent, according to the sheriff’s office.
Intially, the suspect was suppose to register as a sex offender.
When he didn’t register, a community custody escape warrant was issued.
The suspect ran away after deputies and DOC officers tried to speak to him.
The Hoquiam Police Department came and helped with a drone, and the Washington State Patrol set up a barrier to keep the suspect from escaping.
K-9 Behr helped track the suspect, who was found in thick brush behind a stump.
The suspect was arrested and handed over to the DOC.
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