The Longview man accused of pistol-whipping his ex-girlfriend and possibly firing at Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies May 16 pleaded not guilty in Cowlitz Superior Court on Tuesday to assault, harassment and illegal firearm possession charges.
Brent Ward Luyster, 35, is charged with two counts of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, second-degree assault and felony harassment.
Luyster’s 32-year-old ex-girlfriend called police at 3 a.m. May 16 to report that she’d awakened to Luyster hitting her in the head and face with a pistol at his house at 123 Solo Drive. According to the ex-girlfriend, he grabbed her hair and dragged her down the hallway.
Deputies found her bleeding from the head. When they approached Luyster’s house, deputies heard shots fired from the woods nearby and believed Luyster was shooting at them, according to a press release. He eventually surrendered.
Luyster’s trial is scheduled for July 18.
