Man arrested after striking woman in head, placing deputy in headlock in Lacey

The Lacey Police Department arrested a 45-year-old man on Friday after he allegedly struck a woman in the head numerous times and later placed a deputy in a headlock.

Sheriff Derek Sanders posted about the incident on social media at 8:25 p.m. Sunday, July 5. He said the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office assisted Lacey officers in the search of a suspect who had struck a woman in the head numerous times on Martin Way before leaving the area.

He said a TCSO deputy spotted the suspect a short time later. The deputy tried to detain the suspect, and a fight broke out. The suspect then put the deputy into a headlock.

Sanders said additional units arrived on scene and placed the suspect under arrest. According to Thurston County Jail logs, a 45-year-old man was arrested at 1:24 p.m. Friday in the 5400 block of Martin Way East for suspicion of second-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief.

Sanders nor the Lacey Police Department could be immediately reached for more information regarding the arrest.

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