By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A 27-year-old man being sought by drug detectives allegedly drove into two DEA agent’s vehicles as he fled a Centralia motel parking lot yesterday afternoon.
The suspect ditched his car on property at the north end of Lum Road and ran off, but was tracked by a K-9 and taken into custody, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Daniel C. Miller, of Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for two counts of second-degree assault, according to police.
It wasn’t initially clear why law enforcement was looking for Miller.
Centralia Police Department detective John Panco said the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team, with help from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, were actively searching for Miller when he was located in the parking lot of Motel 6 on the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue.
Miller was behind the wheel of a 2005 Saturn and as he exited the lot, his car hit the vehicle of a DEA agent entering the lot, according to Panco.
“The DEA agent along with a detective from the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team exited their vehicle and ordered Miller to stop,” Panco stated in a press release. “Miller backed up and attempted to flee south through the Motel 6 parking lot and at one point striking a second vehicle occupied by another DEA agent.”
Miller reportedly continued, driving up onto the sidewalk and over a grass strip and headed north on Lum Road, Panco wrote. He stopped on Lakeside Industries property and fled on foot, according to Panco.
He was tracked by Centralia police dog Pax and found on the 2000 block of Van Wormer Street and surrendered without incident, according to Panco.
Assisting were the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, the Chehalis Police Department and the Washington State Patrol.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
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