A 35-year-old Pasco man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol is being held in jail after allegedly assaulting two deputies who tried to arrest him.

Benton County sheriff's deputies stopped Travis Lee Hackett on Tuesday evening at First Avenue and Dayton Street in Kennewick. During the traffic stop, they found he had a suspended license and believed he was intoxicated, said Deputy Joe Lusignan.

Hackett was told to step out of his vehicle, but he refused. When they tried to get him out, he resisted and tried to run away, Lusignan said.

It took deputies several minutes to get Hackett into custody, he said.

After being checked at Kennewick General Hospital, Hackett was booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of two counts of third-degree assault.