Updated at 1 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A Rochester man was arrested for attempted second-degree murder as well as second-degree assault on Saturday night after he allegedly tried to strangle a 28-year-old woman and then slammed another woman’s head into a wall, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
Fred Carpenter, 32, was booked into the Thurston County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
It began as an argument at Carpenter’s home on the 18500 block of Vylan Lane Southwest and escalated into Carpenter threatening to kill the 28-year-old visitor and then attacking his 34-year-old female roommate when she tried to intervene, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Ken Clark.
Carpenter allegedly grabbed her by the throat and pushed her head into the wall.
Deputies called about 9:20 p.m. ended up using a Taser and pepper spray on the suspect before taking him into custody, according to Clark.
The sergeant said he didn’t know what the argument was about.
The 28-year-old, whose name was not released, was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital for treatment of her injuries, Clark said.
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CORRECTION: This news story has been updated to reflect the two women were not mother and grown daughter as initially erroneously reported by the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
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