Washington County Deputy Pursues Armed Suspect in Beaverton

Washington County, OR. – Official Release: On Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 2:32 a.m., a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to pull over a white 2017 Audi Q7, near SW Meadow Drive and SW Walton Court in Beaverton. The driver of the Audi, 31-year-old Lamarcus Thomas, of Mississippi, did not stop and continued to drive around the neighborhood. Additional deputies responded to help with getting the vehicle stopped.

Thomas eventually pulled onto SW Walton Court and ran on foot. As deputies ran after Thomas, they noticed he had a gun in his hand. Thomas ran into a marsh and surrendered to deputies after becoming stuck in mud and high water. Thomas was found with a large sum of money on his person, but deputies did not find the gun he was carrying during the foot pursuit.

Deputy Nealeigh and his K9 partner Blitz responded and found the gun after an article search. In addition to searching for people, our tracking K9s are trained to find items that may have been discarded by an individual.

The gun had an extended 30 round magazine inside of it. Deputies learned that Thomas had a warrant out of Mississippi for armed robbery. Thomas was lodged in the Washington County Jail for the following charges, in addition to his warrant:

Reckless endangering (2 counts)

Attempting to elude police officer- felony

Attempting to elude police officer- misdemeanor

Felon in possession of a firearm

Driving under the influence of intoxicants

Reckless driving