Suspect Arrested for Multiple Felony and Misdemeanor Charges During Crime Spree at Apartment Complex
Spokane Valley Deputies responded to an initial call of a male suspect assaulting people and trying to kick in an apartment door. The suspect fled the scene prior to the arrival of Deputies, only to return, assaulting others and attempting to kick in the door of another apartment. Deputies located the suspect and arrested him on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured during this violent crime spree.
On July 26, 2024, at approximately 5:45 pm, Spokane Valley Deputies responded to the report of a male suspect assaulting people and trying to kick in an apartment door at a complex located in the 2800 block of N. Cherry Street.
Deputies arrived and identified the suspect as 20-year-old Garrett S. Meyers-Morse. They also spoke to an adult male victim who intervened when Meyers-Morse began assaulting a female victim. Meyers-Morse punched the male victim several times before fleeing the area. Deputies received conflicting information about whether he fled the area in a car or on foot. The female victim was not cooperative and would not provide any information. The male and female declined medical treatment at the scene.
The adult male victim in the apartment where Meyers-Morse tried to force his way through the door advised neither he nor his young daughter were injured during the incident.
Deputies established probable cause to charge Meyers-Morse with Burglary 1st Degree, Assault 4th Degree, and Malicious Mischief 3rd Degree. Deputies searched the area for Meyers-Morse, but he was not located.
A short time later, Deputies searching for Meyers-Morse and others responding to calls for service were again called back to the same apartment complex for reports that Meyers-Morse had returned, assaulted additional people, and damaged a car with a large knife before fleeing the area again. Deputies and a K9 Unit were used to try to locate Meyers-Morse, but he was not located. However, Deputies did recover the large knife Meyers-Morse is believed to have been armed with and used to damage the car.
Approximately an hour later, additional callers reported that Meyers-Morse had returned. As with previous calls, Deputies received conflicting information regarding where Meyers-Morse was and if he was using a vehicle or arriving on foot.
When Deputies arrived, they were advised that Meyers-Morse was standing in front of an apartment door. When Deputies confronted him at the apartment, he refused to follow commands, went inside, and shut the door.
With information, there was potentially a child inside the apartment that Meyers-Morse entered, and with his recent propensity for violence, Deputies feared for the safety of the child and entered the apartment. The uninjured child was quickly removed from the apartment and taken to a safe location. Meyers-Morse emerged from a back room and was safely taken into custody.
Meyers-Morse was transported and booked into the Spokane County Jail for Burglary 1st Degree (two counts), Malicious Mischief 2nd Degree, Malicious Mischief 3rd Degree (four counts), and Assault 4th Degree (three counts).
This Spokane County Sheriff Office news article "Suspect Arrested for Multiple Felony and Misdemeanor Charges During Crime Spree at Apartment Complex" was originally found on https://www.spokanecounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7