عدالت · Matthews Beach arrestMatthews Beach car chase: Arrest after 25-minute Lake Washington standoffمکتوب ۸ آبان ۱۴۰۵ ساعت ۱۹:۲۴ (UTC)تماشامتن پیادهشده0:07A man spent about twenty-five minutes treading water before swimming into police0:11custody.0:11Seattle police say the thirty-eight-year-old pointed a loaded gun at an officer0:15after backing a stolen SUV into a patrol car.0:17The encounter also reached nearby homes.0:20What happened at the SUV's doorway, just before the officer took cover, is still0:23disputed.0:24The man entered Lake Washington after running through a waterfront property.0:27Police say.0:28Officers arrested him when he returned to shore.0:31The encounter happened Thursday morning, October29 , in Seattle's Matthews Beach0:35neighborhood.0:36The SUV's owner called nine hundred and eleven around seven forty five that morning0:40while he was unloading items at his business near Northgate.0:43He told police someone had just stolen his vehicle.0:45The business was on fifteenth Avenue Northeast, near northeast one hundred and0:49twenty-three street.0:50An air tag inside the SUV gave the owner a way to follow its location.0:54Police say he got into a patrol car with an officer and tracked the vehicle in real0:58time across North Seattle.0:59Police say the owner also had video showing how the man got inside.1:02He climbed through the SUV's open tailgate.1:05Used its proximity push to start button and drove east on northeast one hundred and1:09twenty-three street.1:10An officer found the SUV near Riviera Place Northeast in Matthews Beach, close to1:14Lake Washington.1:15The location tracking had brought police from the reported theft to a residential1:19waterfront neighborhood.1:20The officer was still inside the marked patrol car when the man allegedly reversed1:24the SUV into it.1:25Police say he kept backing into a nearby home's yard, then struck the side of1:28another home and became stuck.1:30The man allegedly pointed a loaded gun at the officer at the driver's doorway.1:34Who opened that door is disputed.1:36One version describes the suspect opening it.1:38The other describes the officer doing so.1:40Both described the gun threat.1:42The officer took cover.1:43Police say the man got out of the SUV, still holding the firearm, then dropped it.1:47He ran through a homes carport and backyard before jumping into the lake.1:51Police say he treaded water for about twenty-five minutes before returning to shore.1:55He was reportedly only fifteen to twenty feet out into the lake, but initially1:59refused to come back to land.2:00While he was in the water, police say he told officers he had several active2:04warrants.2:05He said he was worried about spending a long time in jail and complained that the2:08water was cold.2:09He eventually swam ashore, where officers took him into custody.2:12Seattle Fire Department medics evaluated him at the scene.2:15Police say he told them he'd swallowed drugs and spat out a white substance, later2:19identified as fentanyl.2:21Medics also described him as under the influence of drugs, including fentanyl.2:25Police say the man initially gave officers a false name before they worked out his2:28identity.2:29They say he was on Washington State Department of Corrections probation and had2:32multiple active warrants from that department and the King County and Snohomish2:36County Sheriff's Offices.2:37Police also describe him as a convicted felon.2:39They tied the allegation of unlawful firearm possession to that status.2:43He was booked into King County jail for investigation of vehicle theft, assault, and2:47unlawful firearm possession.2:48Police identified felony assault among the arrest offenses.2:52Prosecutors haven't announced whether they'll file charges.2:54Police haven't said whether anyone was injured.2:57The North Precinct is continuing to investigate the theft, the collisions, and the3:00alleged firearm threat.مقاله را بخوانیدخط زمانی داستانHeyDex
