PORT ANGELES — A 38-year-old Port Angeles man who fled from a State Patrol traffic stop Wednesday evening was handcuffed an hour later in a woody ravine off Monroe Street east of Port Angeles, troopers said.
William J. Sybertz was wanted on four warrants for investigation of domestic violence and driving under the influence, Port Angeles Police Detective Cpl. Jason Viada said.
Booked into jail
Sybertz was booked into the Clallam County jail at 6:27 p.m. for investigation of driving with a suspended license, obstructing a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, intimidating a law enforcement officer and four warrants.
Sybertz fled south across the former Monroe School grounds and into the woods.
“A team was put together to go into the woods after the suspect, including Washington State Patrol troopers and PAPD K-9 and tactical trackers,” said Viada, who helped apprehend Sybertz at about 5:30 p.m.
Clallam County sheriff’s deputies and Border Patrol agents also responded to the 4:22 p.m. incident.
Trooper Krista Hedstrom, State Patrol spokeswoman, said Sybertz was stopped for having an unsecured load on the blue 1991 Ford pickup he was driving.
“The vehicle had lost several boxes,” Hedstrom said.
No passengers
There were no passengers in the vehicle.
Sybertz yelled that he had a firearm as he fled from troopers, Hedstrom said. No firearm was found on Sybertz.
Jag, a Port Angeles police K-9 dog, was brought in to track Sybertz.
Sybertz surrendered when he saw the dog coming, Hedstrom said; Sybertz was not bitten.
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