Lacey man stabbed in head by his child after violating protection order

Lacey Police arrested a 38-year-old man and booked him into the Thurston County Jail on felony charges Sunday night after he violated a no-contact order protecting his wife and child. The man called 911 himself, after being stabbed in the head by his child.

Police Sgt. Jeremy Knight said police responded at 6:48 p.m. to reports of a stabbing at The Dakota apartments near Carpenter Road and Pacific Avenue. He said a man had called reporting he had been stabbed by his child during an argument with his wife.

Police arrived and found the man had a stab wound in the back of his head, and police learned he was in violation of a protection order against his wife and child. The man was taken to an area hospital to have his injuries treated, then he was booked into jail on suspicion of violating a no-contact order, residential burglary and assault.

Knight said police are still investigating the incident. Lacey Fire District 3 assisted in the response.

This story was originally published June 26, 2023 at 10:57 AM.

Ty Vinson

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription