Man threatens woman with knife and flees in vehicle, Spokane WA


A man threatened to kill a woman if she called the police. He was armed with a knife but did not point it at her. He left the scene in a red Suburban vehicle with a woman, a child, and a dog. Police followed and stopped the vehicle, detaining the occupants. The man complied with police, and the knife was recovered from the car.
Audio|Source: Spokane City Law Enforcement
05:51
Transcript:
00:00
He's going to be a white male six-foot, medium build, wearing a white shirt, white pants.
00:08
He never pointed the knife at the complainant, but did say he was going to kill her if she called the cops.
00:19
And then the Malmisson arguing that was occurring.
00:27
The suspect is now inside a red suburban with templates at the location has not left yet.
00:37
Sounds like he's going eastbound on Sinto now and he possibly made the comment that he was going to threaten law enforcement with a knife.
00:46
30, can you confirm he said eastbound on Sinto?
00:51
Sorry,
00:52
fixing that one second.
00:57
Northbound on Cook.
01:03
Okay, sorry, I missed part of that. What vehicle is he in now?
01:07
Red Suburban list template.
01:09
He's facing northbound.
01:14
Confirms. You just turn eastbound.
01:17
Covee.
01:18
He's going to be northbound.
01:20
Controls John Paul 846.
01:24
Covee in channels restricted.
01:30
I'm just falling right now. He's going to the speed limit. I'm going to swing.
01:34
The first one with a weapon in 2470 central.
01:38
36. I'm right behind you.
01:41
4.30. If we have anybody close in the house, we can get somebody up there, see if we actually have a crime.
01:51
And he'll be pulling over.
01:52
Just north of Bruce is the offset.
01:59
Just north of what street?
02:03
Bruce Street.
02:06
Covey?
02:11
414. Can you go to the house?
02:16
Sure.
02:21
Complaining does say there's a female, a child, and a shepherd in the vehicle, a shepherd in the vehicle.
02:30
3 to 14. I think they're probably good to stop. I can head to the house if you're not close.
02:35
Me and 13 are on scene.
02:37
We've got the driver out, she's compliant.
02:40
Have you?
02:45
32, what's the suspect's name?
02:50
(name withheld).
02:51
It's going to be (name withheld).
02:56
Suspects out of the car. He's compliant off the average towards us. His hands up.
03:07
16 pounds obtained.
03:10
That'd be 20259.
03:15
So if we have a slashed front-life tire here.
03:23
141 of Malmiss 3DV right now.
03:27
That'll be Malmiss 3DV right now.
03:30
We have that in the house tool.
03:35
In 411, the car's clear and kiddo's okay.
03:39
Okay.
03:41
And 412, what was your last?
03:45
We have enough at the house.
03:48
Yeah.
03:53
430, Victor, Victor, play for the call.
03:56
Go ahead.
03:58
Charles, John, John, 0, T, 8, 4.
04:06
I'll be on a Ford Escort.
04:11
A-Firm?
04:13
Govete, senior call.
04:18
430 to stop. Was there two people in that vehicle?
04:22
A-firm, suspect, female, and a kid in the backseat.
04:30
PC[1] for the moment's 3DVs and be on Allen. We haven't been done it for the female yet.
04:37
We copy.
04:41
I think the female is going to be in the autumn McDonald, born in 93.
04:48
A for a mentor.
04:54
Copy. She's zero convicted felon. I do only.
05:02
Is there a unit on the stop that can confirm the license plate of the vehicle?
05:08
It's going to be Charles George Paul 8446.
05:17
Yeah, I got it now on a red tile.
05:20
It's registered to autumn.
05:25
In general, we'll be back to normal.
05:28
2.1 is back to normal traffic understricted, 101 back to normal.
05:36
4.30 to the stop.
05:39
Go ahead.
05:41
Do you guys have the knife over there?
05:47
Because it's in the car.
05:50
Okay, I'll take a look.
Police codes explained
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[1]
PC: Sufficient legal grounds to take action, such as arrest or charge, based on facts.
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