A man accused of firing an AR-15 rifle at a Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy last week is in custody, Sheriff Derek Sanders announced Tuesday afternoon on social media.
“A few minutes ago the FBI Criminal Apprehension Team and other agents took Damien (Madison) and his mother into custody after coordinating a Grappler deployment on their vehicle near the Nevada/California state line with air support overhead,” he said.
“A multi-day, multi-state, multi-jurisdiction manhunt comes to an end,” Sanders added.
The Olympian typically does not identify suspects before they appear in court. In this instance, though, the suspect was still at large and was considered dangerous. The sheriff’s office also had offered reward money that grew from $1,000 to $5,000 during the search for him.
Madison, 27, is accused of firing an AR-15 style rifle at a deputy on the night of May 8 during a pursuit, according to a social media post by the sheriff.
According to The Olympian’s previous reporting:
Sanders said TCSO was notified earlier Thursday that a wanted felon was heading toward Thurston County from Grays Harbor County. He said Madison has engaged in a high speed chase with law enforcement three times in six months in Thurston County.
He said a deputy and K9 unit were able to locate Madison in Tenino. He was a passenger in another vehicle at the time. The driver fled and the deputy initiated a pursuit over an active warrant for failing to appear in court on prior charges.
Sanders reported that Madison began throwing items at the deputy’s vehicle, then leaned out the window and began firing at the deputy with an AR-15 style rifle. The deputy and K9 were unharmed, but their car became disabled.
Sanders said the driver then let Madison out of the car, and he fled on foot. The driver was arrested shortly thereafter for eluding and rendering criminal assistance.
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