Bail set at $3 million for suspect who ran from Thurston Co. deputies on Nov. 1
Bail was set at $3 million on Nov. 2 for a 30-year-old male suspect who allegedly fired his weapon at law enforcement before driving into south Thurston County and running from deputies, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Lewis County released the update about the incident on Friday because they are investigating it after a Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy fired their weapon at the suspect. Those shots did not hit him. Use-of-force incidents are investigated by a multi-county law enforcement group called the Region 3 Critical Incident Investigation Team. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is part of that group. The 30-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault and attempting to elude law enforcement. Keith Rouse then appeared in Lewis County Superior Court on Nov. 2 and bail was set at $3 million, according to the sheriff’s office update. The original incident About 6:15 a.m. Nov. 1, the Washington State Patrol began pursuing Rouse after he fled and allegedly fired a weapon at them, according to the update. Thurston County deputies arrived to assist, then Rouse’s vehicle was stopped by spike strips in the area of northbound Interstate 5 and Exit 88 near Grand Mound. “The driver
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