SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police Officers arrested a subject for reportedly strangling his live in
girlfriend after he fled into the East Central neighborhood of Spokane Saturday afternoon. He was
arrested and booked for 2nd Degree Assault (Domestic Violence).
At about 12:40 pm patrol officers responded to a residence in the
2600 block of East 4th Avenue on the call of a person with a weapon. Officers
Kyle Heuett and Shawn Pegram contacted the victim, while other officers searched
the area after the suspect reportedly fled the house armed with a 9mm handgun.
The victim reported that the suspect strangled her with his hands causing her to
almost pass out and then later threw her into the side of a vehicle parked
outside .
While this was going on, a large contingent of Patriot Guard members were
attending funeral services for a military service member at a nearby church at
5th and Lacey. About half a dozen officers spent a half hour searching the area.
Eventually Officer Heuett was able to reach the suspect on his cell phone and
convince him to contact officers. He was hiding among houses in the neighborhood
and revealed himself . He was taken into custody without incident. No gun was
found on him.
The suspect, Wayne S. Cooper (28 year old male) was booked into jail for one
count of 2nd Degree Assault (Domestic Violence).
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