Deputies Arrest Suspect for Felony DV Protection Order Violation and Resisting Arrest after a Standoff
Spokane Valley Deputies, assisted by Warrant Service Group (small contingent of SWAT) members, eventually arrested a suspect for felony violation of a DV No Contact Order and Resisted Arrest after a standoff that lasted nearly four hours. The suspect had two previous convictions for violating a court order in just the last year, causing this violation to be charged as a felony. No injuries were reported, and the suspect was booked into jail on felony and misdemeanor charges.
On February 12, 2025, at approximately 5:30 pm, Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a reported DV Order of Protection Violation.
Deputies contacted a Child Protective Services (CPS) worker who advised that 40-year-old Dustin L. Posey was staying in a hotel room in the 15900 block of E. Indiana Avenue. The worker said she was conducting a welfare check of a child, a 9-year-old with special needs, and learned Posey’s family member might also be at the location in violation of a DV Order or Protection.
Deputies continued to investigate and learned Posey was staying in a room with the protected family member staying in a separate room next door in violation of the DV Order. Posey’s criminal history showed that he pled guilty to a protection order violation on 08/21/2024 and an anti-harassment protection order on 06/06/2024, making this violation a felony, per Washington RCW 7.105.450 (5).
After confirming Posey was inside the room with the vulnerable 9-year-old child and with information Posey had made threats toward the protected person, causing her to be fearful, Deputies established probable cause to arrest Posey. They established a perimeter and attempted to contact him but were unsuccessful.
Deputies learned there was a valid DV No Contact Order, listing the family member as the protected person and Posey as the defendant. The valid order stated (in part) that Posey was not allowed to contact the family member directly, indirectly, through third parties, nor come within 1,000 feet of her.
Posey would not respond to Deputies, and they requested a search warrant for the room. With the noncompliant suspect and concerns for the safety of the child, the Deputies also asked for the assistance of the Warrant Service Group (WSG), a small contingent of SWAT.
Deputies continued to give verbal warnings advising Posey to surrender peacefully, but he continued to ignore them.
With a valid search warrant, WSG members breached the door while continuing to give Posey commands. At approximately 9:10 pm, members of the WSG successfully took Posey into custody without further incident. Deputies also located the child inside the room, noting she was not injured and safe. She was released into the safety of a family member at the scene.
Posey was transported and booked into the Spokane County Jail for felony Violation of a DV Protection Order (with two previous convictions) and Resisting Arrest.
This Spokane County Sheriff Office news article "Deputies Arrest Suspect for Felony DV Protection Order Violation and Resisting after Standoff" was originally found on https://www.spokanecounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7