United States - October 15, 2025 Newly released videos show a suspected impaired driver grabbing a Thurston County Sheriff’s deputy’s gun during a fight at a crash scene east of Lacey. The deputy was driving home on October 15 when she came across a collision at the intersection of Pacific Ave SE and Old Pacific Hwy. She alerted dispatch about the crash and requested additional units. Moments later, she radioed that one of the drivers was refusing to obey her orders to stay out of his car and show his hands. Body camera footage shows the suspect suddenly charging at the deputy, prompting her to fire a taser. After multiple attempts, the taser did not stop him, and she backed toward the front of her patrol car as he continued to rush her. Dashcam video from her cruiser captures the suspect grabbing at her gun holster as the two struggle in the roadway. A Nisqually Tribal Police officer responding to her calls for help arrived and joined the fight, while the suspect appeared to keep trying to seize the deputy’s weapon. An off-duty corrections officer then reached the scene and helped both officers restrain the man. Court documents identify the suspect as 47-year-old Bryan McKay Fleming. According to an arrest report by Washington State Patrol, witnesses saw Fleming’s vehicle traveling at high speed on Pacific Ave before hitting a guardrail and then striking an oncoming car. When questioned, Fleming said he had consumed seven bottles of "Nyquil" that day to help him fall asleep. The arrest report notes that when asked about the struggle with the deputy, he made statements about suicide. Prosecutors charged Fleming with assault, attempting to disarm a law enforcement officer, driving under the influence, reckless driving, obstructing a law enforcement officer, and resisting arrest. "He probably had 120 pounds on her, and he's a brown belt in jujitsu as well," said Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders. "You can see more than a decade of training kick in for her - how she handled that, it’s a 10/10 across the board from start to finish.” Sanders stressed that the deputy followed the training principles of "time, distance, and shielding" to slow the confrontation, and when attacked, she kept her firearm from being pulled from its holster.