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 [1] 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.