Thurston County man is arrested after he runs over burglary suspect, deputies say
A 48-year-old man was taken into custody Monday morning after he jumped into his car and ran over a burglary suspect, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
The 18-year-old victim was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, but was later transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries, Lt. Ray Brady said.
About 3:40 a.m. Monday, deputies were dispatched to a business in the 4900 block of Boston Harbor Road Northeast after a caller reportedly had heard gunshots, yelling and a car speeding off.
Then, St. Peter Hospital contacted deputies to say they had two men at the hospital, one of whom had caught the 18-year-old man trying to break into Gull Harbor Mercantile.
That man, 48, who apparently lives behind the business on Boston Harbor Road, had interrupted the burglary after the 18-year-old had taken out a hammer and broken a window. The 18-year-old ran off and the older man chased after him in his vehicle.
Although the 48-year-old man claimed to have accidentally struck the younger man — he did drive him to the hospital — the Sheriff’s Office later determined he had deliberately run him over, Brady said.
The older man was booked on suspicion of first-degree assault, Brady said.
Brady said the Sheriff’s Office will refer attempted burglary charges against the 18-year-old to the Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office.
Brady said the 48-year-old man is related to the store owner, but he doesn’t work at the business. Neither the suspect nor store owner is related to the 18-year-old man, he said.
This story was originally published March 24, 2020 at 10:36 AM.
