Video: Wash. deputy lassos chainsaw-wielding man accused of threatening, chasing his father

Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies worked to de-escalate for 40 minutes as the man stood in a pond and refused to come out; a deputy then used the lasso to take him into custody

June 18, 2025 09:32 AM

By Puneet Bsanti
The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A Pierce County sheriff’s deputy used a lasso to capture a 32-year-old man over the weekend after the man allegedly threatened his parents with a chainsaw.

Neighbors reported that at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2400 block of State Route 702 East near Roy a man was chasing his father in a yard with a chainsaw. The son had been in an argument and allegedly was threatening both of his parents with the chainsaw, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook.

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The post said the man jumped into an nearby pond after deputies arrived and tried to de-escalate the situation. He refused to come out.

“Negotiations went on for about 40 minutes before deputies retrieved a 40 mm beanbag shotgun and a trusty lasso,” the post said.

A deputy used the lasso to secure the man and drag him back to shore, the post said.

The man was taken to a local hospital for mental health services, and his family also received resources.

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