PORT ANGELES — A federal fugitive from Neah Bay was arrested in Port Angeles on Thursday after a brief standoff.
Daniel W. Markishtum, 26, surrendered without incident at 1:57 p.m. at 421 E. Sixth St. He was wanted for a federal probation violation.
Port Angeles police, Clallam County sheriff’s deputies, Sequim police and U.S. Border Patrol agents surrounded the house where he was believed to be staying.
Police obtained an arrest warrant after two plainclothes detectives spotted Markishtum’s green SUV in an alley behind the house.
Initial reports indicated that he was armed.
Spike strips were placed behind the SUV.
Surrounded house
More than a dozen law enforcement officers surrounded the house and closed Sixth Street and the alley to the north between Vine and Peabody streets.
A Port Angeles police officer trained in negotiations made contact with Markishtum through a megaphone. He was given direct commands to come out of the house.
“He responded to our directive to come out,” said Brian Smith, Port Angeles deputy chief of police.
Markishtum complied with police after a 10-minute standoff.
Wearing jeans and a white long-sleeved shirt, Markishtum stepped onto the porch with his hands behind his head.
He was arrested on the front lawn.
Markishtum, a member of the Makah tribe, was booked into the Clallam County jail at 2:23 p.m. He remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshall Service.
Court appearance
He is scheduled to appear in Clallam County Superior Court on Friday at 1 p.m.
Smith said Markishtum was involved in a violent crime in the Port Angeles area several years ago and will likely serve time in a federal prison.
“He will be subject to a multi-year prison sentence, based on the arrest today,” Smith said.
Court documents show that Markishtum was charged with first-degree burglary and two counts of second-degree assault in October 2006.
According to a Clallam County Sheriff’s Office investigation, Markishtum and three other men allegedly entered a Port Angeles residence to purchase marijuana.
An altercation ensued, and the men donned orange ski masks from a car, returned to the house and assaulted two people inside, court documents said.
Markishtum allegedly used a baseball bat in the attack and caused a head injury to one of the victims.
He pleaded not guilty in Clallam County Superior Court. The case was referred to U.S. District Court in Tacoma because Markishtum is a member of a Native American tribe. There, he was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and first-degree assault.
He was released from prison in July, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons online records.
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