Man Fights Through Pepper Spray, Taser; Ends Up Stranded on Log in River – Everything Law and Order Blog

SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA — From the report of Officer Kerig Holmberg, lightly edited for clarity: On October 15, 2019, at about 0510 hrs, Sedro-Woolley Officers were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle, parked in the parking lot of the Burger King Restaurant, located at 600 Crossroads Square. An employee, who was just arriving to work, reported that there was a silver car parked there, which appeared to be unoccupied. The employee stated they were afraid the car’s owner might have entered the restaurant, which was not yet open.

When officers arrived, they located the vehicle parked directly in front of the building, just to the West of the front doors to the business. There was a male subject in the driver’s seat. When contacted, the driver of the vehicle refused to identify himself. Officers asked dispatch to see if the vehicle was in the local database and if there were any recent associations. Dispatch subsequently advised that there was a Garrett Richardson associated to the vehicle. They also advised that Richardson had a confirmed DOC felony warrant, along with a misdemeanor warrant out of Burlington. Officers asked dispatch to send a driver’s license photo of Richardson to their in-car computer. When the photo was received, officers confirmed that the subject in the vehicle was Richardson. Officers asked dispatch to contact the jail and see if they would accept Richardson on the warrants, and dispatch subsequently advised that the jail would accept him.

Officers re-contacted Richardson at the vehicle and told him that he had warrants and that he was under arrest. He was ordered to step out of the vehicle, several times, but he refused to do so. Officers attempted to extricate Richardson, but he began to actively resist them and threatened to start the car and drive away. Officers continued to struggle with Richardson, trying to get him out of the vehicle, and he was warned that, if he did not comply, he would be pepper sprayed. Richardson continued to resist, so pepper spray was deployed. At that point Richardson put the key on the ignition, started the vehicle and put it in reverse. At that point, an officer deployed their Taser, which proved ineffective as Richardson pulled the Taser probes out. Richardson started the vehicle again and began to drive away, as officers were still leaned into his vehicle. He pulled up onto the curb and fled out of the parking lot.

Richardson exited the parking lot onto Eastbound SR-20, then turned South onto SR-9. Officers followed in their vehicles, advising dispatch that Richardson was fleeing in his vehicle and his direction of travel. Richardson continued South on SR-9. Richardson stayed at the 50 mph speed limit as he continued South on SR-9, until he came to the South Skagit Highway, where he turned and headed east. Officer continued to follow Richardson, giving periodic updates to dispatch on location, speed, and traffic conditions— which were light.

Once on South Skagit Highway, Richardson accelerated, reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph. After several minutes, just as officers were preparing to discontinue the pursuit, Richardson suddenly braked hard and pulled over to the northbound shoulder of the highway. He then jumped out of the vehicle, which was still in gear, and ran into the woods on the north side of the roadway. This area is heavily wooded, with heavy underbrush, so the two officers did not pursue him on foot into the woods. Dispatch was advised that Richardson had fled on foot, and additional units, to include K9, were requested.

At this time, Officer Katie Wilson noticed that she had received a cut to her hand during the struggle with Richardson. She further stated that her left wrist was injured. Officer Wilson also noticed that her body worn camera had been ripped from her uniform. The officers looked into Richardson’s vehicle to see if the camera had fallen off inside, at which time Officer Holmberg noticed the butt of a firearm wedged between the driver’s seat and the center console. The vehicle was secured and a tow was requested to seize the vehicle for evidence. Officer Wilson’s body worn camera was recovered.

Additional officers and deputies, to include a K9 officer and drone operator, arrived, at which time a perimeter was set and a track was begun. Sheriff’s Deputies also deployed a drone to help look for Richardson. Two and a half hours after it all began, the tracking officers heard shouting west of their location as the drone located Richardson – who was unable to swim – clinging to a log in the river. Officers were able to recover him from the river and take him into custody. Aid was called.

Richardson was taken to a waiting ambulance where he was treated and transported to United General Hospital for further treatment. Upon his release from the hospital, Richardson was transported to the Skagit County Jail, where he was booked on an investigative hold for two counts of Assault 2, Eluding, and Resisting Arrest.

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28 thoughts on “Man Fights Through Pepper Spray, Taser; Ends Up Stranded on Log in River”
  1. There’s a video in Tulsa of an extremely similar situation where two cops were shot. They spent too much time arguing and not enough time arresting. It was literally 2 cops against one suspect who while pepper sprayed killed one and incapacitated another. This whole thing gave me nasty chills

  2. How are you too stupid to figure out how to swim?!?! If you’re a grown ass adult and people have to watch you when you’re around water, you’re wrong.

  3. Let’s be real, if this guy was black he would have been shot LOOOONNNNNGGGGG ago lol, way especially after he’s swinging on the officers, and the shooting would have been fully justified too. But with THIS guy, they use every route imaginable to make sure they don’t shoot him, wow….so they actually DON’T have to shoot you if they don’t want to I see…

  4. I just watched over 25 minutes worth of police body cam footage of two officers on a nature hike through the woods and trapezing along a river. The entire time, the suspect was already arrested and detained about a mile away. WTF was the point of this footage?

  5. Wow…if a dark skinned person acted this belligerent in a parking lot alone with 2 cops he would have NEVER made it out alive…the difference between skin tone is mind blowing 🤯

  6. And this is what happens when stupid people don't listen. Call his mom…..what. man child hope it hurt

  7. He keeps saying, "Okay!" To their commands and doing absolutely nothing but resisting. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. His voice is so pathetic, screaming like a child.

  8. These brain trusts refuse to give their ID while the police have already run their plate and got all their info 🙄

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