PORT ANGELES – An alleged domestic violence event escalated into a 2-hour standoff between law enforcement and a 24-year-old Port Angeles man.
On Tuesday night, deputies arrived at the home of Jackson May on East Mahogany Street with probable cause to arrest him after interviewing a victim who showed evidence of being strangled.
Deputies were made aware that there was a firearm in the house. At around 11:00 PM, 4 deputies and an officer from the Port Angeles Police Department went to serve the warrant. May ran upstairs and barricaded himself in a bedroom. While attempting to de-escalate the situation and negotiate with May, he threatened to shoot any law enforcement officers that entered the home.
Just after midnight, a second Port Angeles police officer trained in the deployment of chemical munitions arrived. After several warnings were given to May, the officer deployed 3 canisters of oleoresin capsicum (OC) into the house. May warned that if they did that again, he was going to shoot back. A fourth round was deployed about 9 minutes later, and May surrendered.
Jackson May was booked for assault/domestic violence, resisting arrest, and obstructing a law enforcement officer.
No firearm was located during the search. May’s criminal history included a 2017 felony conviction for burglary.