'Career Criminal' with 'Custom Bong' Built Into Car Arrested for 98th Time in Washington After High-Speed Chase
Authorities in Washington apprehended a man for the 98th time after he and a partner led them on a high-speeds chase across county lines.
On Monday (March 23), Thurston County Sherriff Derek Sanders announced the arrest of a pair of “career criminals” in a news release on Facebook.
He noted that his team responded to a report about “a pair of organized retail theft suspects” who had entered the county “after they went on a theft spree and used stolen bags from one store to steal merchandise from another.”
The criminals had also allegedly committed another theft days earlier but evaded arrest.
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In the release, Sanders noted that the suspects immediately fled when they spotted authorities on the highway.
They gave chase but had to suspend their attempts twice due to the reckless nature of the suspect’s driving.
“A short time later, the truck was found abandoned near College St. A K9 track was started when I located the two suspects walking through a nearby neighborhood. Both suspects were taken into custody at gunpoint,” Sanders wrote.
The first suspect, a woman, was sent to the Centralia Police Department, where she faced allegations of “organized retail theft.”
Sanders noted that the sheriff’s office was able to get a search warrant for the second suspect’s vehicle. He wrote that it allegedly had “thousands of dollars of stolen merchandise from numerous businesses inside.”
“Additionally, the suspect had a custom bong device built into the dash of the truck so he could comfortably smoke drugs while driving,” he wrote, saying that “meth, heroin, and fentanyl” were also found.
While he didn’t name the suspect, Sanders described him as a “four time convicted felon for numerous thefts” who “has 27 misdemeanor convictions, and 97 prior arrests.”
“Tonight, he is back in jail for the 98th time on charges of DUI, eluding, and possession of narcotics. Once he’s released from Thurston County Jail, he will face charges of organized retail theft in Lewis County,” Sanders wrote, praising his team for their ability to “get some career criminals into custody…. again.”