WARDEN, Wash. – A 40-year-old man is in custody after allegedly trying to steal a train on Wednesday evening.
The Warden Police Department (WPD) reported that John McKernan Vasquez was arrested near the Bunge food producer plant west of Warden.
Authorities said Vasquez accessed a locomotive and released the brakes in an attempt to move the train.
A train employee tried to confront the suspect, leading to a foot chase that lasted over a mile. According to WPD officials, Vasquez was eventually found hiding in a bush and was arrested with assistance from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
Vasquez is being held in Grant County Jail on multiple charges, including attempted theft in the first degree and second-degree assault.
