Wanted man kicks out window of deputy's car

Jared Ryan Friend did anything he could to avoid being arrested, including fleeing police through backyards on Thursday and hiding in an attic Friday, officials say.

And when the 28-year-old man was finally caught in the Salmon Creek area and handcuffed on Friday, he allegedly kicked out the rear window of a sheriff’s deputy’s car.

“They said he was screaming and very agitated, wanting to get out of the patrol car,” said Deputy U.S. Marshal Dale Ortmann.

Portland police last March learned Friend had a temper when he got in a fist fight with another man in a Jantzen Beach parking lot, Ortmann said.

Friend allegedly left the scene, returned in his car and tried to run the man over, injuring him.

Officials in Portland recently obtained an indictment and arrest warrant charging second-degree assault using a vehicle, Ortmann said.

Friend’s mug then was posted on a KPTV.com feature, Fox 12’s Most Wanted.

On Thursday, police went to Friend’s parents’ home in Vancouver, but he rabbited out the back door, breaking some fences in the process. He escaped despite the efforts of officers and a tracking dog, Ortmann said.

About 6:15 p.m. Friday, after developing a clue from viewers of the Most Wanted site, federal marshals, Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a Vancouver police K-9 team went to 3406 N.E. 127th St., in the Salmon Creek area.

Friend was hiding in the attic.

“After they made entry, he fell through the ceiling into the living room,” Ortmann said.

After kicking out the patrol car’s rear window, Friend was taken to the Clark County Jail.

Late Friday night, he was being held without bail for the fugitive warrant from Portland, a jail employee said.

And there’s a new allegation, malicious mischief for damaging the deputy’s car.

He’ll appear in court in Clark County on Monday.

John Branton: 360-735-4513 or john.branton@columbian.com.