Overview
- The incident occurred on Christmas Day near North 85th Street in Seattle when a Washington State Patrol lieutenant stopped to address reports of a pedestrian on I-5.
- Video published by TMZ shows the man pulling the lieutenant from her marked SUV, pushing her to the pavement, and driving off.
- A multi-agency pursuit ended on southbound I-5 in Lynnwood, where officers disabled the stolen vehicle; police used a Taser during the arrest after the suspect resisted.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Alexander Eugene Smith, who is booked into King County Jail on suspicion of felony eluding, robbery, possession of a stolen vehicle, assault on a law enforcement officer, and DUI.
- WSP reports the lieutenant sustained minor injuries and will not be disciplined, while investigators secured a blood-draw warrant and say toxicology results are pending; separate media accounts cite an alleged meth admission from an arrest report that has not been confirmed by WSP.