A Clark County judge ordered Monday that a Woodland man, who allegedly beat another man with the shotgun he snatched from him, be held on $50,000 bail.
Timothy R. Surrena, 39, made his first appearance in court Monday after he was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and theft of a firearm.
Responding officers, in a probable cause declaration, said they arrived around 3 a.m. at the 4400 bock of Northwest Hayes Road just outside of Woodland after getting a call from resident Carl Flintoff.
Flintoff said he found a man under his home’s balcony, according to court records. Flintoff grabbed his shotgun and went outside to confront the man and tell him to leave.
The man, described as 6-foot-3 with a beard, grabbed the shotgun by the butt and struck Flintoff with it several times, leaving cuts on Flintoff’s forearm, according to court documents. The man also fired off shots as he walked away with the gun, court records said.
Flintoff said he was afraid for his life and that the man shouted he would kill him.
Flintoff was still on the ground when the man left. He told deputies he heard the shotgun discharge multiple shells.
Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies had responded fewer than three hours before then to a malicious mischief call nearby. There they were told that Surrena — described as about 6 feet tall with a scruffy beard and black jeans — had damaged property at a residence before leaving in the general direction of the later assault call.
Deputies knew where Surrena lived and responded to his address. La Center and Ridgefield police and the regional SWAT team responded as well, and Surrena was arrested.
