Guy accused of hoping to toss off deputies by lighting spray from can on fireplace

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SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S Business
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SPOKANE, Clean.– A male accused of prowling all over cars near Whitworth University and threatening law enforcement was booked into jail.

It began Thursday early morning when Ace Harris, 40, was allegedly looking into automobiles close to the school’s campus, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Business office explained. Then, when a Whitworth stability officer attempted to talk to Harris, the suspect threatened him with bear spray, investigators claimed.

The safety officer turned the tables on Harris and started utilizing pepper spray, the sheriff’s place of work reported. The protection officer also explained to Harris to go away the assets and remain absent.

The sheriff’s place of work said a number of of its deputies identified Harris standing in between two parked vehicles. As a sergeant was getting out of his automobile, Harris started going for walks away, the sheriff’s office said. Investigators claimed the sergeant determined himself and explained to Harris to stop. Harris was about 20 ft away from him at this point, the sheriff’s business office reported.

That’s when Harris allegedly started spraying from an aerosol can in the sergeant’s direction and lit it on hearth, sending flames about two toes out of the can, the sheriff’s business reported.

When the sergeant called for backup, Harris begun to run away, deputies reported. The chase finished when the sergeant made use of his taser, in accordance to the sheriff’s business.

Deputies said Harris admitted he was seeking into autos even though waiting around for a pal to choose him up. He also admitted he lit the aerosol can on fireplace, declaring his supposed to have law enforcement shoot him, the sheriff’s business office explained.

Harris was booked into the Spokane County Jail for intimidating a community servant, legal trespass and obstruction.