By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A 23-year-old man wanted in the beating and robbery of a hitchhiker in Tenino last month was arrested early this morning after a police chase that began in Centralia and ended in Tenino.
Centralia police say an officer attempted to contact the driver of a stolen vehicle in north Centralia at about 12:30 a.m. The vehicle fled north on Interstate 5 at speeds of up to 110 mph and then out Highway 99, according to the Centralia Police Department. He was stopped when a Thurston County sheriff’s deputy ended the chase by intentionally colliding with it and spun it out, Centralia police Sgt. Carl Buster said.
Tony L. League, 23, was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and warrants as well as for the Aug. 22 incident in which a hitchhiker was punched and ordered at gunpoint to empty his pockets, according to police.
Centralia police list League as a Tenino resident. Tenino police have said he resides in Olympia.
Tenino police are still seeking a second man, Andrew B. Miller, 20, of Yelm, in connection with the robbery.
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For background, read “News brief: Hitchhiker robbed, beaten in Tenino” from Monday August 27, 2012, here
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Yeah, I’m thinking that if he is found guilty of all the stuff he is charged with, in both Lewis AND Thurston counties (any more?), his “wife” is going to be some big guy named Molly….
He wanted to tirn himself in, but was scared for his life since the only people that talk to him are tweekers and were telling him that he was gunna be shot on site. he ran again in fear for his life! Yea he got picked up, but he went to Tenino to turn himself in and try not to get shot! He’s clean now, goin back to prison, and hopefully when he gets out, he will have learned his lesson n come home to his wife! N i aint talkin bout that tweeker bitch hes been hangin out with, im talkin bout his real wife!
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True dat! I think he was trying to turn himself in since he crashed in Tenino. Keep up the good work CPD!
Guess you shouldn’t rob people, steal cars, and come to Centralia! Nice work CPD!!!