SEQUIM — Police have arrested a third suspect in a Monday night Sequim burglary estimated to have caused some $10,000 in damage, while two others have been charged in connection with the break-in.
Sequim police arrested Tyler Townsend, 19, on Tuesday night. He was wanted in connection with the burglary and theft of property — nitrous air-powered paintball guns valued at about $2,800 — from The Tattoo Guy, 618 E. Washington St.
Police said he had fled from the shop Monday night.
Police took into custody that night 19-year-old Jordan Hartman and a 17-year-old Sequim youth who was not identified because of his age.
Hartman ran south from the business and was apprehended without incident by Sequim police dog Chase and Officer Mike Hill a short distance away, said Officer Maris Turner, police spokeswoman.
The 17-year-old surrendered without incident after being cornered behind the business and was taken into custody by Officer Chris Wright and Police Chief Bill Dickinson.
Both Hartman and Townsend have been charged with second-degree burglary, second-degree theft and second-degree malicious mischief in connection with the break-in at the Sequim tattoo and hair salon, court documents said.
Jeffrey Krieger-Love, owner of The Tattoo Guy, estimated the value of damage to his shop at up to $10,000 to replace broken doors and a smashed display case and to repair a wall.
Superior Court Judge George Wood on Tuesday scheduled an arraignment date of 1:30 p.m. Dec. 10 for Hartman, who is in custody in the Clallam County jail in Port Angeles.
Records were not available Wednesday on whether an arraignment date was set for Townsend.
The 17-year-old faces similar charges in juvenile court.
The burglary charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and/or a $20,000 fine. Second-degree theft carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. Second-degree malicious mischief carries a penalty of five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.
Townsend was arrested without incident by Sequim police officers Tuesday night at Sunnyside Apartments in the 300 block of South Sunnyside Avenue in the apartment where Hartman lives, said Turner said.
“Officers obtained a search warrant for the residence, and the stolen property from the burglary was located, in addition to marijuana,” Turner said.
Hartman also was booked in connection with a break-in the same night during a power outage that left Sequim in the dark for more than an hour.
Police alleged that he broke into The Buzz coffee shop, 128 N. Sequim Ave., by himself.
Police charged him with second-degree burglary and third-degree theft in The Buzz break-in, which occurred at about 1:23 a.m. Tuesday, Turner said.
Only a scone was taken from The Buzz, Turner said.
An attempt to break into Cole’s Jewelers, 117 E. Washington St., was unsuccessful the same night, setting off an audible alarm.
Police have not linked that incident with the two other burglaries, and no other arrests have been made in the burglaries.
Krieger-Love and some friends spent most of the night after the break-in shoring up broken doors to the business.
The glass in three doors were broken out, he said, and a wall was damaged by a rock thrown through a door window.
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Sequim-Dungeness Valley Editor Jeff Chew can be reached at 360-681-2391 or at jeff.chew@peninsuladailynews.com.
