Deputies searching for man accused of threatening Walmart employee with knife

SPANAWAY, Wash. — Deputies with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly threatened a Walmart employee.

Officials said the suspect threatened an employee with a knife at the Spanaway Walmart on Jan. 17 at 1:25 a.m.

The Spanaway Walmart is located at 20307 Mountain Highway East.

After allegedly threatening the employee, deputies said the suspect left the store “with two other unidentified males in a black extended cab pickup truck (with) large white diagonal lines on the side.”

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to contact the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.

KIRO 7 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

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