THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — Newly released body camera footage shows the moment Thurston County Sheriff Sanders and deputies detained two suspects during a felony stop in Thurston County.
A deputy was dispatched to a “suspicious vehicle” off of Johnson Point Road North East early Sunday morning, according to the TCSO.
A deputy says they saw a “suspicious individual” who then left in a truck. The deputy then sent the license plate number to dispatch before losing sight of the truck.
Dispatch told deputies that the truck’s license plate came back from the database as stolen.
“I happened to locate the vehicle as it passed me on Sleater-Kinney Rd NE. After pulling behind it, the vehicle pulled into a driveway and a felony stop was initiated,” said Sheriff Sanders.
The driver was then booked for possession of a stolen vehicle and a felony warrant for ID theft, burglary, and retail theft.
The passenger in the truck lied to deputies about his name. However, after fingerprinting him on the side of the road, the suspect was booked for a felony Department of Corrections escape warrant for assault with a deadly weapon, criminal impersonation, and a felony warrant for assaulting an officer.
Stolen Auto RecoveryBODY CAM FOOTAGE Earlier this morning, one of our deputies was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle off of Johnson Point Rd NE. Upon arriving, the deputy noted that there was a suspicious individual in the area who got into a truck and left upon our deputy’s arrival. The observant deputy provided the license plate to dispatch before losing sight of the truck. Dispatch advised TCSO the truck returned stolen out of Tumwater PD. I happened to locate the vehicle as it passed me on Sleater-Kinney Rd NE. After pulling behind it, the vehicle pulled into a driveway and a felony stop was initiated. The driver and passenger were detained without incident with help from Lacey units. The driver was booked for possession of a stolen vehicle and a felony TCSO warrant for burglary, ID theft, and retail theft. The passenger lied about his name, but thanks to our partners at Lacey PD, we were able to fingerprint him on the side of the road with their fingerprint scanner. The passenger was positively identified and booked for criminal impersonation, a felony DOC escape warrant for assault with a deadly weapon, and a felony TCSO warrant for assaulting a law enforcement officer. Great work to everyone who helped safely take these individuals into custody!
Posted by Sheriff Sanders on Saturday, November 11, 2023
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