At approximately 10 PM Tuesday, Anacortes Officers were asked to respond to a residence on 37th Street in Anacortes after a woman returned home to find that her boyfriend had “ransacked” the apartment while she was gone. She reported that he was likely still inside and gave officers permission to enter.
After knocking and announcing several times, the officers entered the apartment and found obvious damaged property. They awoke the intoxicated 28-year-old man that was in the bedroom and told him that he was under arrest.
He became resistant and combative and was placed in handcuffs and escorted downstairs. Toward the bottom of the stairs he began kicking one of the officers, who warned him to stop, and then deployed his Taser when the suspect continued to kick him. The suspect became less combative, but refused to cooperate in any way.
He was transported to the hospital for evaluation and then on to the Skagit County Jail.
While enroute to the jail, despite being handcuffed and seat-belted, the suspect broke out the window of the back door of the police car. He was hobbled, moved to a different car, and then taken to the jail.
He is being held for Investigation of Malicious Mischief in violation of the Domestic Violence Protection Act, felony Malicious Mischief in the Second Degree (for disabling a police vehicle), and felony Assault in the Third Degree for his assault upon a police officer.
The suspect is a convicted felon who is currently under the supervision of the Washington State Department of Corrections.