By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A Vader man is jailed today after stepping in between his parents during a fight in front of a Morton motel, which ended when his father suffered a serious head injury and then subsequently died, according to the Morton Police Department.
Travis M. Myers, 27, was arrested after the Tuesday night incident; his father Michael K. Myers, 52, passed away on Thursday at a Seattle hospital, according to Chief Dan Mortensen.
“There was some kind of argument between between the mother and the father, apparently a physical altercation,” Mortensen said. “The son stepped in, pushed the father. He fell to the sidewalk and struck his head.”
An officer called about 10 p.m. to the scene on the 200 block of Westlake Avenue did CPR with help from a trooper and the father was transported to Harborview Medical Center, according to the chief.
Michael K. Myers passed away on Thanksgiving Day, Mortensen said.
The family is from Vader and the men had come to the Seasons Motel to pick up the mother who had taken a room there after her arrest by a trooper for a reason the chief didn’t disclose.
The son was arrested on Wednesday for second-degree assault, but the prosecutor will be evaluating the appropriate charge given the death, according to Mortensen.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
DCE, I realize you believe the police wronged you in some way. But your attempts to expose them only make you look like an idiot. The more you continue to rant and rave the less credible you become.
I’ve watched the video when you were out picking up trash, and in my opinion you weren’t doing it for the good of the community…, you were trying to egg the cops on to approach you so that you could film them and try to catch them treating you wrongly. Come on…who goes out to pick up trash in the dark?
There are many, many people who try to better their communities by doing it in a responsible and mature way. Maybe if you tried it, people would take you seriously.
And to accuse all police officers and government workers of being corrupt is just ignorant. If things are so bad here in Lewis County, you’re free to leave, just don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out!
Again…you really need to get a life!
DCE if you stay on the RIGHT side of the Law, the chances are slim to none that you wouldnt have been wronged by law enforcement. You are making a Fool of yourself !
Its a tragedy all around.Prayers for the whole family
This is what happens more times than ppl know in domestic violence cases. Someone can get killed. That mother should think real hard about how long before this happened should she have left an abusive relationship. Anyone can reach out for help in this county from Lewis County Human Response Network.
(360)748-6601
Actually I did I’m the 3rd up from the bottom. The rest of the posters took the article out of context. What were you saying again? something about a soap box?
DCE, I read some of the posts on here, not all but the ones I see from you are always so negative and you seem to think you know it all. Some of your rants are outrageous and erroneous.
The boy had to get taken into custody, an investigation has to be conducted and then a decision is made. Right now, he is INNOCENT until proven otherwise.
It’s time for you to get off your soap box and end your pity party, Obviously you must have done something wrong and broken the law if you are so obessed with hating the police so much.
Now, post something that is pertinent to the article?
read joe’s comment that’s my name. need i say more. my name gets mentioned all the time on this site, Usualy by the Troll Kyle
Sheryl I do have a life. I was pushed by our local police department and now I am exposing them for the common police trash they are. What I’m doing is a noble deed. I see no one else in the community standing up to corruption. Telling me to get a life is pathetic. I have every right to post on this comment board. If you don’t like my comments your computer has an off button. Just my opinion though!
DCE…everyone else is a fake name? What, your actual, legal name is Dirty Cop Enforcer? Is Enforcer a family name? Maybe your father’s name was Mafia…
“This would be justifiable homicide if a police officer did this, they would say it looks like the officer followed policy. The Double standard is slowly surfacing between law enforcement and the common tax payer. We the people have no right to defend our selves or others..”
Once again, the DCE is right on point!
DCE…you really need to get a life!
Ah another name caller. hiding behind their keyboard. seems I’m the only one know here, everyone else is just a fake name behind a computer screen. Say that shit to my face…
Well said Joe.
David Low …your an idiot.
This would be justifiable homicide if a police officer did this, they would say it looks like the officer followed policy. The Double standard is slowly surfacing between law enforcement and the common tax payer. We the people have no right to defend our selves or others..
I don’t know anyone involved, just read the article. And I know that George would dissagree with me on this one, but it looks like, right or wrong, this young man was just defending his mother. I am guessing that he did not intend to kill his father, but yes, he did push him, but it also sounds like Dad started it. It is a little different than the gardener that was killed when pushed in the middle of the (Seattle?) round-about a few years ago. Sad for the family, all the way around.
If he truly was stopping his father from beating his mother, there should not be any charges. But of course, we don’t have the full story.