A husband and wife got the scare of their lives when a man approached them and threatened to take their car and the woman for the night, according to Olympia police.
About 11 p.m. Friday, May 12, the couple stopped at a supermarket in the 4200 block of Martin Way East, just east of Sleater Kinney Road. The 42-year-old husband got out of the car and began walking toward the store when another man suddenly got into the driver's seat of the vehicle.
The couple confronted the man and he replied that he wanted the car and woman for the night, Olympia Police Lt. Paul Lower said.
Frightened, the man and woman begin walking toward the grocery store for safety. The suspect then repeated his demand for the car and the wife, Lower said.
The couple flagged down a Thurston County Sheriff's deputy who happened to be driving through the lot. They explained the situation and the man, 34, was detained and later arrested on suspicion of attempted theft.
No weapons were displayed by the suspect, Lower said. Still, the couple was very shaken by the experience, he said.
