PORT ANGELES — Police have caught their Facebook fugitive.
Travis A. Nicolaysen, who made international news for his social media posts after evading police in Port Angeles on April 4, was arrested without incident shortly after 2 p.m. today.
Authorities were tipped that he was staying in the basement of the house at 529 E. 12th St.
“He basically came up from the basement and surrendered,” Port Angeles Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith said.
Nicolaysen, 26, was wanted by the state Department of Corrections for parole violations and is a suspect in a March 28 assault on his girlfriend.
He evaded police in two foot chases in the residential neighborhoods near Olympic Medical Center on April 4 — then posted about it on Facebook.
Nicolaysen’s name went viral after news outlets picked up the story.
“We appreciate the help from the public, and actually the help of the news media,” Smith said.
“This is obviously a serious matter — the fleeing and underlying charges.”
Nicolaysen, who has not yet been charged, is being held in the Clallam County jail without bond.
He is expected to make his first appearance in Clallam County Superior Court on Tuesday.
