PORT ANGELES — A man was reportedly pistol whipped east of the city Saturday, and authorities believe the alleged assailant may be connected to a burglary that occurred on Deer Park Road earlier in the week.
Clallam County Sheriff’s Sgt. Lyman Moores said the victim was in the passenger seat of a parked vehicle at Anchor Marine Repair when a van pulled up at about 4:45 p.m.
A man who was unknown to the victim got out of the van, confronted the passenger and demanded money, Moores said.
When the victim said he had no money, the alleged assailant “hit him over the head” with a semi-automatic pistol and “split his head open,” Moores said.
The victim was treated by medics with Clallam County Fire District No. 2. He declined further medical attention.
“They patched him up,” Moores said.
“He was shaken up, as would be expected. … He didn’t have a real good description of the guy who hit him.”
Described as white male
The alleged assailant was described as a white male in his early 30s, between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall with long sideburns.
A man matching that description was seen with a woman who was cashing checks that were allegedly stolen from a residence in the 3000 block of Deer Park Road on Thursday night or Friday morning, Moores said.
Two hand guns, a TV and jewelry were reportedly taken along with the checks.
A woman authorities have since identified attempted to cash the stolen checks at U.S. Bank branches in Port Angeles and Sequim and Capital Advance in Port Angeles.
“We’ve been working on the case very hard ever since Friday afternoon,” Moores said Sunday.
“We’ve continued to work on the case for the last couple days. We do have leads we’re following up on. We’re hoping we can make some arrests.”
Anyone with information on the alleged assault at Anchor Marine Repair or alleged burglary on Deer Park Road is asked to phone the sheriff’s office at 360-417-2459.
Tips can be left anonymously.
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Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5072, or at rollikainen@peninsuladailynews.com.
