Early Monday morning a possible disaster was averted with a person who tried to steal a semi-truck in Kennewick.
WHAT DID THE SUSPECT TELL THE DRIVER OF BIG RIG?
Round 12:45 AM a 9-1-1 name got here from a trucker, who stated any individual was making an attempt to interrupt into his truck and pointing a gun at him. The suspect informed the driving force he needed to steal his truck. The placement of the incident was not launched by Police.
Police arrived in a matter of minutes and located the suspect there. However when he was ordered to drop the weapon and freeze, he did the primary half. He threw away the gun however fled on foot. He was rapidly run down and apprehended.
THE GUN WASN’T REALLY A GUN?
Seems the weapon was a really realistic-looking BB gun, the suspect was fortunate the semi-driver did not take defensive measures. Lots of long-haul drivers legally carry weapons for cover.
Police say the suspect, whose identify was not launched, is well-known to Police resulting from quite a lot of psychological well being points. Kennewick Police launched this assertion which learn partially:
“The suspect was booked into the Benton County Jail for Assault 1st diploma, Theft 1st diploma, and on a warrant for his arrest.
The suspect had had quite a few earlier contacts with officers and so they had been conscious of who he was. They had been additionally conscious of his psychological well being standing. Native psychological well being sources had been notified of the suspects reserving into the jail in order that psychological well being help may very well be offered.”
This case is a main instance of why the Benton (and Franklin) County Commissioners handed that new gross sales tax, to fund the creation of a psychological well being therapy heart in our space.
