Law enforcement officers arrested an armed fugitive outside Kaiser Permanente’s Salmon Creek Medical Office Friday afternoon, but not before the man was struck several times by civilian and police vehicles.
The incident was one of two that kept law enforcement busy in the Hazel Dell and Salmon Creek area Friday.
Officers with the U.S. Marshal’s Service had been staking out residences frequented by Samuel A. Scory, 27, of Clark County, who had a warrant out for his arrest, Clark County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Schanaker said.
At about noon, Scory was spotted by federal officers. He fled on foot, leading to a chase, Schanaker said. Scory was armed with a handgun, Schanaker added.
As Scory ran across Northeast 20th Avenue toward Kaiser’s Salmon Creek office, 14406 N.E. 20th Ave., he was struck by a civilian vehicle, Schanaker said.
He kept running, however, and a deputy marshal and a Clark County sheriff’s deputy used their vehicles to “nudge” the suspect, Schanaker said. That did not stop Scory.
Several officers finally detained Scory near the main entrance to the clinic, Schanaker said. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation and treatment of his injuries before being booked into the Clark County Jail on warrants alleging escape, manufacturing a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of stolen property and contempt of court.
Kaiser Permanente spokesman Mike Foley said that no patients or staff were involved in the altercation at the medical office, though it was briefly locked down.
Schanaker said deputies also are trying to determine if Scory was involved in an earlier incident near Columbia River High School.
At about 10:40 a.m., deputies stopped a vehicle, reported as stolen, on Northwest 11th Avenue just east of the high school, Schanaker said.
The driver and a passenger took off running, and law enforcement searched the area.
A police dog helped locate one of the suspects, Freddie J. Bazan, 24, of Vancouver, who was hiding under a tarp a couple blocks away, Schanaker said.
The other suspect was not found, Schanaker said, but he added that Scory and Bazan are known to be associated with each other. Law enforcement are working to determine if Scory was in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop.
