Suspect wanted for alleged assault arrested after putting deputy in headlock

Posted Tuesday, July 7, 2026 3:10 pm

By The JOLT Staff

A suspect was arrested after allegedly roughing up a woman and getting into a scrap with a Thurston County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) deputy in Lacey.

The incident happened on Friday, July 3, while the deputy was assisting the Lacey Police Department in a search for the suspect.

The unidentified suspect was wanted for striking the woman in the head multiple times on Martin Way before leaving the area.

"A TCSO deputy spotted the suspect a short time later. When the deputy attempted to detain the suspect, a fight ensued and the suspect put the deputy in a (headlock)," said Sheriff Derek Sanders in a social media post.

"Additional units arrived on scene and placed the suspect under arrest for two counts of (assault in the 2nd degree). All of the involved agencies did a great job working together to get this violent individual in custody."

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SecondOtter

JOLT, I really dislike it when you report this sort of thing, the ''''suspect"" (or worse, ''alleged suspect") has been apprended and jailed and you DON"T TELL US HIS NAME? How about a picture???

Come on. What do you think us readers will do? Rush down to the courthouse with burning torches and pitchforks? (that idea sure has merit, especially for child molestors and rapists)

We want to know WHO to look out for so we don't have to worry about our family or ourselves being the next victim. Because I bet my lunch he's already back on the street on a no bail bond.

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