PORT ANGELES — A 38-year-old Port Angeles man who fled from a State Patrol traffic stop this evening was handcuffed an hour later in a woody ravine off Monroe Street east of Port Angeles, troopers said.
William J. Sybertz was wanted on four local warrants for domestic violence and driving under the influence, Port Angeles Police Detective Cpl. Jason Viada said.
Sybertz was booked into the Clallam County jail at 6:27 p.m. on investigation of driving with a suspended license, obstructing a law enforcement officer, residing arrest, intimidating a law enforcement officer and four warrants.
Trooper Krista Hedstrom, State Patrol spokeswoman, said Sybertz was stopped for having an unsecured load on the blue 1991 Ford pickup he was driving.
Hedstrom said that Sybertz yelled that he had a firearm as he fled from troopers south across the former Monroe School grounds and into the woods.
No firearm was found on Sybertz, she said.
Jag, a Port Angeles police dog, was brought in to track Sybertz, who surrendered when he saw the dog coming toward him, Hedstrom said.
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