Olympia Police have repeatedly arrested a man who continues to visit his mother, violating the protection orders that she has had in place against him.
Brett Jay Flowers, 46, was arrested on April 8, 2021, after police discovered him shirtless and tasered several times outside of his mother’s home at the 1100 block of Harrison Ave NW. Flowers was arguing with his cousin, Tommy Duerr, who repeatedly tasered Flowers when Flowers attempted to breach his mother’s home and “see his mother.” Officers were waved down by Duerr, who was bleeding from both sides of his face and hands, and was also covered in mud.
Duerr told officers that Flowers is severely mentally ill, on illegal narcotics, and unstable. The current no-contact order against Flowers was due to a March 6, 2021 incident where Flowers kicked in the door, causing a disturbance between Flowers, his brother Aaron, and his mother, Cherry. Duerr stated that several days prior to April 8, 2021, several bags of property were left on Cherry’s porch. Based on the contents, Duerr said he could tell that they were Flower’s, but that Flowers was not seen in the area at that time.
Duerr stated that the morning of April 8, 2021, he woke up to pounding on all sides of the house, including the doors and windows. He went outside to see Flowers tearing down the fencing. Duerr and Flowers argued, then attacked each other, before Duerr used the stun gun to repeal Flowers, who initially laughed at the electronic contact with his skin, then after continued use, fell to the ground, dragging Duerr with him.
Flowers told Olympia police that he knew he wasn’t supposed to be at his mother’s house, and that he had walked back and forth by the house about “50 times” before deciding that he needed to go check on his mother. Flowers said that he came by to check on his mother because he was worried homeless people were trying to take over her house.
Duerr advised that Flowers was currently on electronic home monitoring through the City of Olympia Probation Services, and had recently cut his monitoring bracelet off. There are multiple warrants in the system for Flowers. While being arrested, Flowers was searched, revealing a very large amount of a powdery white substance in a “very small baggy” according to the police report filed. Officer Ethan Sarles stated that, based on his police training, the small baggy contained the white crystalline substance of methamphetamine.
Flowers has been arrested 10 times prior to March 6, 2021, and has been arrested for violating protection orders in five different instances since 2004.
The Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office has declined to file charges against Flowers. A letter (see above) dated April 12, 2021 signed by Jennifer Lord of the office states that there is a lack of evidence to support a protection order between Flowers and his mother.
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