PORT ANGELES — A Port Townsend man wanted for allegedly assaulting his wife earlier this month was in custody Tuesday in Port Angeles.
Sean Louis Washburn, 34, was booked into the Clallam County jail Monday and was being held on $110,000 bond Tuesday afternoon.
“He was taken into custody [on a] Jefferson County Superior Court arrest warrant that was issued as part of the domestic violence case,” said Detective Luke Bogues of the Port Townsend Police Department.
Washburn was being sought for investigation of domestic assault, being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance, according to Port Townsend police.
Port Angeles Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith said his department received a call Monday with a tip that Washburn was at the shopping center in the 600 block of South Lincoln Street.
Smith said officers, who were aware of the search and had been on the lookout for Washburn, found him in the parking lot and took him into custody.
Alleged assault
Washburn fled on foot early Jan. 4 after allegedly biting his wife twice during an argument, then fled from couple’s apartment complex in the 200 block of Thomas Street in Port Townsend.
His wife told police Washburn was sleeping when she found methamphetamine in his sweatpants and confronted him about it.
She said that during the ensuing argument, Washburn prevented her from calling 9-1-1 and bit her on the neck and near her right breast.
Officers also said a loaded shotgun was located in the living room of the home.
Smith said there were also three Sequim-based warrants for Washburn but did not know details on those warrants.
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Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arice@peninsuladailynews.com.
