Car theft suspect shot by Pierce County Council candidate arrested again

Pierce County Council candidate won't be charged for shooting a man

The county prosecuting attorney?s office said that an investigation showed Josh Harris acted in self defense, according to a memo from the county. The man who was shot will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the incident.

TACOMA, Wash. - A man who allegedly sped toward a Pierce County Council candidate in a stolen truck-- who was then shot by the candidate-- has recently been arrested for a different crime, police said. 

40-year-old Scott Stacy was arrested by Fircrest Police on July 25 after officers said they found him in a stolen flatbed truck with a ring of shaved keys. Shaved keys are car keys that have been shaved or ground down on either the sides or the face. They're meant to fit into an ignition and thieves use them to steal vehicles.

Police say Stacy also had 28 grams of meth on him. 

He was booked into jail and then released, just days before his arraignment for a different crime where he was charged with second-degree assault with a deadly weapon enhancement.

In that case, on May 30, detectives said Republican Pierce County Council candidate Josh Harris shot at Stacy after Stacy allegedly sped toward him in a stolen vehicle. 

Harris will not be charged with a crime following that shooting. The county prosecuting attorney’s office said that an investigation showed Harris acted in self-defense and that the shooting was justified because either Harris or others nearby would have been hit by the vehicle.

Harris, who owns a construction company, is running for a council seat as a pro-law enforcement candidate. Harris also paid $300,000 to bail out three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of a Black man, Manuel Ellis, from a lack of oxygen caused by restraint. Harris’ brother is also a Tacoma police chaplain.

Stacy's bail has been set at $250,000. Harris gave a victim impact statement at Stacy's arraignment on July 28.

Pierce County Council candidate says he shot at suspect in stolen car speeding toward him

Pierce County Council candidate Josh Harris speaks exclusively to Good Day Seattle about how he was involved in a shooting of a suspect who allegedly threatened him when he went to recover stolen property.