VIDEO/PHOTOS: A man was arrested after police said he threw "softball size rocks" at Olympia firefighters who were responding to an active fire.
"In the last few weeks there have been several incidents of individuals interfering with Olympia Fire Department personnel responding to emergencies," the Olympia Police Department (OPD) wrote on X.
The suspect was booked for third-degree assault, police said. Charges have also been referred for suspects in other recent incidents, police added.
In their initial and brief social media news release, the OPD did not mention the alleged assault happened at a giant homeless camp in town called “The Jungle,” which is located in a wooded area near the 3200 block of Martin Way East. However, Thurston County court documents obtained by KOMO News on Thursday detailed the chaos.