Violent — Olympia, WA — reported 2026-07-13
SUMMARY
An Olympia man was arrested for felony assault and arson after he assaulted a woman with a propane tank and barricaded himself in an apartment building.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Violent
- Location: Olympia, WA
- Date reported: 2026-07-13
- Suspect: not stated
- Victim(s): 1 (woman struck in the head)
- Status: arrest
REPORTED DETAILS
- The incident occurred on Saturday at approximately 1:30 a.m. in Olympia, WA.
- The suspect had five previous convictions for assault and an active Department of Corrections escape warrant for assault with a deadly weapon.
- SWAT used a chainsaw to cut down the front door and deployed Pepperball into the unit before making an entry with K9 Igo.
- The suspect was throwing items on fire toward the SWAT team as they made their entry, and it was determined he was attempting to light the complex on fire.
- The entire building was evacuated due to the suspect's actions.