Chainsaw-Wielding Suspect Lassoed by Washington Deputy [WATCH]

A chainsaw-wielding suspect in Washington state was apprehended in an unusual and non-lethal manner after a sheriff’s deputy used a lasso to subdue him during a tense standoff, according to authorities and newly released body camera footage, as reported by The New York Post.

The incident occurred Saturday in rural Pierce County, Washington, after deputies from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a domestic dispute involving a 32-year-old man and his parents.

Deputies arrived to find the man allegedly chasing his father with a running chainsaw, according to local outlet King 5 News.

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Deputies were able to direct the suspect away from his family and into a pond located on the property. Though armed with the chainsaw, the man refused repeated commands to surrender.

“I can’t talk to you with a chainsaw,” one deputy can be heard saying in bodycam footage released by the sheriff’s office.

Officers spent nearly an hour attempting to negotiate with the suspect, who appeared to be in the midst of a mental health crisis. At one point, authorities warned that they may deploy a beanbag round if he did not comply.

The situation remained unresolved until one of the deputies — part of the department’s rural “mountain detachment” — decided to use a piece of equipment more commonly seen on ranches: a lasso.

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The deputy retrieved the lasso from his vehicle and issued a final warning. When the suspect failed to surrender, the deputy successfully threw the rope and secured it around the man’s torso. He was then pulled from the water and taken into custody without injury.

“I’ll get the chainsaw!” another deputy shouted as the team worked to safely remove the weapon from the suspect’s reach.

No injuries were reported. The suspect, whose name has not been publicly released, was transported to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

Deputy Carly Cappetto, spokesperson for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, praised the actions of the deputies. “Great job to these deputies that thought outside of the box on a method that wasn’t going to cause any harm or hurt anybody,” Cappetto told King 5.

“He was safely able to get to the hospital and get the mental health services that he needed.”

According to the sheriff’s office, this is the first time a lasso has been used in an arrest involving a person rather than livestock.

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