Man pushes WA trooper down, steals patrol vehicle on I-5 in Seattle

Docs: Suspect used meth before carjacking trooper on I-5

A King County judge found probable cause for multiple charges against a 24-year-old man accused of carjacking a Washington State Patrol trooper and leading officers on a pursuit.

LYNNWOOD, Wash. - A suspect is in custody after troopers say they pushed a Washington State Patrol lieutenant and stole her patrol vehicle on Thursday, with the incident captured on video.

What we know:

According to Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson, the lieutenant was responding to a report of a pedestrian running across I-5 at 85th Street in Seattle. 

Exclusive video from TMZ shows a man pacing back and forth between the lanes of oncoming traffic, and a patrol car stopping at the scene. Then, the lieutenant is pulled out of the driver's seat and pushed on the ground before the suspect drives away in her patrol car.

Dozens of authorities tracked the stolen patrol car and pursued the suspect north before ending in a crash in the southbound lanes of I-5 at 220th Street Southwest in Lynnwood. No injuries were reported.

The suspect, a 24-year-old man, was arrested and booked into King County Jail. Upon his arrest, troopers noted he looked confused and pale, had dilated pupils, had two glass pipes on him, and admitted to smoking meth earlier, according to court documents.

Troopers had contacted the man before he started running into traffic, noticing him walking on the left shoulder of I-5. He allegedly agreed to walk to the exit to North Northgate Way and was being escorted by troopers before the apparent carjacking.

The suspect faces charges of robbery, assault, possession of a stolen vehicle, attempting to elude police and DUI. His first court appearance was on Friday, and prosecutors expect to charge him in the coming days.

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