Law enforcement is searching for a 30-year-old Port Angeles man who reportedly fled into a wooded area armed with a knife Monday afternoon following a reported domestic violence incident at a residence on South Bay View Avenue, according to the Clallam County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were dispatched to the residence at approximately 2:32 p.m. on Monday, August 10, the Sheriff's Office stated.
The reporting party called 911 and reported that Aaron J. Hatfield, a 30-year-old Port Angeles resident, had assaulted them, damaged a Ring security camera with an axe and broken a cell phone. Hatfield then reportedly fled west on foot into a wooded area while armed with a knife.
Because of the ongoing law enforcement activity, Clallam County issued a public notification through Everbridge, an emergency alert system used by the county, covering the area south of Bay View Avenue between Monroe Road and Mount Pleasant Road, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Clallam County Sheriff's Office deputies and Port Angeles Police Department officers responded to the area, including a K9 tracking team and a drone. Despite what the sheriff's office described as an extensive search, law enforcement did not locate Hatfield.
Hatfield was described as shirtless and wearing gray sweatpants.
The sheriff's office said deputies have probable cause to arrest Hatfield on suspicion of three offenses, each designated as domestic violence: residential burglary, assault in violation of a no-contact order, and malicious mischief in the third degree.
Residential burglary and assault in violation of a no-contact order are felonies under Washington law.
"Hatfield remains wanted," the sheriff's office stated. The agency emphasized that anyone who sees Hatfield or has information about his whereabouts should not approach him and should immediately call 911.
Anyone with information regarding Aaron J. Hatfield's whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately and not to approach him.
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