A 55-year old Hoquiam man suspected of involvement in eight domestic violence-related felonies was arrested Thursday in Aberdeen, just after 11 a.m. according to the Aberdeen Police Department.

A sergeant investigating the eight domestic violence-related felonies had information the suspect was in possession of a stolen black Ford Mustang, and that he was possibly driving into the Aberdeen area to meet a person with whom the Grays Harbor Superior Court had issued a domestic violence restraining order. He also secured a $200,000 warrant for his arrest.

The sergeant responded to the area, and a call came in of a suspicious Mustang in the McDonald’s parking lot, according to a press release from the police. When the sergeant and other officers arrived to the area, the suspect began running on foot toward the Wal-Mart parking lot with officers chasing. The suspect was allegedly yelling at the officers he was armed with a firearm, while reaching for his waistband, and telling officers they were going to have to shoot him.

A taser was deployed but ineffective at incapacitating the suspect. The sergeant and an officer tackled the suspect to the ground and he was taken into custody following a brief struggle. Both police officers and the suspect sustained minor injuries in the scuffle.

The Aberdeen Fire Department was called in to check the suspect’s welfare before he was transferred to the Aberdeen Jail. The suspect told officers he claimed to have a gun because he wanted them to kill him. Mental health professionals were notified to respond to the jail for assistance. The suspect was booked on the eight original felonies (on the warrant), as well as a ninth felony domestic violence court order violation and resisting arrest.

Traffic on the road by the Grays Harbor Vision Clinic was blocked off for about 20 minutes during the apprehension.