Sex offender fugitive caught in Richland after trying to run down officers

Police caught up with a fugitive at a Richland home less than a day after he tried to run over officers in Pasco, said officials.

Members of the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force found Anthony M. Paladin, 31, at a house on the 2000 block of George Washington Way late Friday.

“Paladin realizing he had no opportunity to get away, gave up and was taken into custody without further incident,” the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement. “Paladin was taken from the scene to Pasco where he will face additional charges.”

The task force is made up of federal, state and local law enforcement from Washington, Oregon and Alaska. They track down fugitives running from state and federal charges. Members of the task force from Richland, Yakima and Seattle were joined by Richland, Pasco and Kennewick police, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Police started searching for Paladin Friday after they surrounded a home on the 5400 block of Topeka Drive in Pasco. As they were closing in to arrest him, Paladin jumped into a car and hit law enforcement vehicles before turning toward officers.

One of the officers fired at the car. Paladin was not hit. No officers were hurt.

This story was originally published December 22, 2018 at 12:07 PM.