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VIDEO: Pierce County deputies use lasso to take man armed with chainsaw into custody

Jun 16, 2025, 5:18 PM

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Pierce County deputies used a lasso to take a man armed with a chainsaw into custody Saturday. (Courtesy Pierce County Sheriff's Office)

(Courtesy Pierce County Sheriff's Office)

What began as a report of a man chasing his father with a chainsaw ended with deputies using a lasso to bring him under control.

The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Pierce County.

Deputies said the man jumped into a pond with the chainsaw and refused to come out.

Pierce County deputies use lasso to retrieve suspect

“When deputies arrived, they learned that the 32-year-old son had been involved in a verbal altercation and had begun threatening both of his parents with a chainsaw,” the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said on its . “Negotiations went on for about 40 minutes before deputies retrieved a 40 mm beanbag shotgun and a trusty lasso. Just as deputies exhausted all attempts to get the suspect out of the pond, a deputy was able to successfully lasso the male and drag him safely to shore.”

The man was taken to a local hospital for mental health services.

Frank Lenzi is the News Director for ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio. Read more of his stories here.

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