WRESTLING IN THE ER
• A Centralia police officer was injured yesterday during a confrontation with a suicidal subject who reportedly suddenly became combative in the emergency room at Providence Centralia Hospital. Officers responded to a 911 asking for help from a 33-year-old Centralia man at Motel 6 on the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue and found him standing outside a room waiting for them, according to police. Because of indications he had mental health issues, the man was taken into custody and transported to the hospital, Sgt. Kurt Reichert said. While in the emergency room, Reichert said, Kevin G. Blosser jerked away from the officer before turning as though he was going to head butt the officer. The officer was injured when he wrestled Blosser to the ground, Reichert said. Reichert didn’t know if Blosser was hurt, he said. Blosser was subsequently booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault, according to police.
CAR PROWL
• Centralia police took a report of a vehicle prowl about 11:40 a.m. yesterday at the 2400 block of Borst Avenue. A gym bag was taken, according to the Centralia Police Department.
WRECK
• A 50-year-old Onalaska man was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital yesterday following a single-vehicle collision on Gish Road near milepost four. A deputy responding after the approximately 8:05 a.m. wreck determined the man’s car had left the road and traveled an estimated 70 feet through a ditch, striking a culvert and a fence post, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The driver was taken to the hospital to be checked out and because there were various signs he was impaired, a blood sample was taken to be checked for drugs or alcohol, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Sounds to me like the officer did the actual assault??