Centralia: Wanted man accidentally delivers himself to police custody

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A 21-year-old man who showed up at the Centralia police station wearing handcuffs, asking for help getting them removed found himself instead getting a ride to jail after officers discovered he had an outstanding warrant.

Aaron M. Perez came knocking at the back door about 4 p.m. yesterday, his hands linked together in front of him with genuine Smith and Wesson police handcuffs, according to Sgt. Kurt Reichert.

He said his friends were playing around and then pitched the key out onto the lawn so he walked to the police department, Reichert said.

Officers at first wondered where he might have escaped from and a check showed he had a warrant from Lewis County Superior Court for failing to show up for a court date, according to police.

Perez didn’t know he was wanted, Reichert said.

Reichert said he’s heard of this happening elsewhere, but it was a first for him.

“It was pretty cut and dried, other than we were laughing all our a*ses off about it,” he said.

The young man was transported to the Lewis County Jail, and booked, still wearing the cuffs he provided, according to Reichert.

 

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10 Responses to “Centralia: Wanted man accidentally delivers himself to police custody”

  1. B.L. Zebub says:

    That’s right up there with the people calling the cops because they got ripped off in a drug deal. Too funny. I am sure he wanted those handcuffs off, but I’m just guessing he’s not a brainiac. I am not a rocket scientist but I can think of a few places I would try before going to the cops!

  2. BobbyinLC says:

    Like Dominoe says…wow

  3. OMG Really??? says:

    Bahahaha

  4. OldLongJohnson says:

    “from the heading i really thought it would be DCE”

    why?

    Just because you can’t find anything better to do than to poke fun at people more unfortunate than yourself?

    That’s real big of you.

    What do you do when you’re not on here starting shit and having fun at the expense of other’s misfortune? Killing puppies?

  5. Brian says:

    That’s pretty much the only way the Centralia PD can do their job! Lazy s.o.b’s!

  6. DCE?? Darn says:

    from the heading i really thought it would be DCE

  7. sunshinegirl says:

    This must take the award for worlds dumbest criminal.

  8. Anchors-Away says:

    Our own village idiot!

  9. Dominoe says:

    Um wow.