By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Tenino police say they are looking for a pair of men considered to be armed and dangerous following an incident last week in which a hitchhiker was robbed and beaten by someone who picked him up in Tenino.
Andrew B. Miller
Police responded to the 700 block of Huston Street in Tenino about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday after citizens reported hearing someone yelling for help, according to the Tenino Police Department.
The victim, a 25-year-old Tenino man, said he was hitchhiking and picked up by a red Jeep with two males and a female inside, according to a news release from police.
“At one point the driver pointed what appeared to be a Glock .40 caliber handgun at the victim ordering him to empty his pockets or get shot. ,” Police Chief John Hutchings stated in the news release.
Then, outside the Jeep, the driver punched the 25-year-old in the mouth and again ordered him at gunpoint to empty his pockets, according to Hutchings. The victim fled on foot yelling for help, Hutchings wrote.
Tony L. League
Police suspect Andrew B. Miller, 20, of Yelm and Tony L. League, 23, of Olympia, but have not been able to find them, according to the news release.
The chief is asking anyone with information on their whereabouts to contact Tenino Officer Chris Davis at 360-489-8466, Thurston County dispatch at 360-704-2740 or Crime Stoppers at 360-493-2222.
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