Sheriff's Office arrests two for domestic violence

Matt Baide | May 18, 20230

The Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested Tyler John Lagasa, 28, and Hope Bates, 21, for assault in the first degree with domestic violence on Thursday evening on East Sleaford Road near Shelton.

According to MCSO Chief Deputy of Operations Jason Dracobly, neighbors reported hearing screaming, yelling and shots fired. When deputies arrived, Lagasa and Bates went into the house and barricaded themselves inside.

According to the probable cause affidavit, after they went into the house, MCSO spoke over a loudspeaker and asked Lagasa and Bates to come out, but no one responded for several hours. MCSO noticed a Black Dodge Challenger in the driveway with bullet holes in the front passenger seat and the rear driver-side passenger seat.

A woman eventually provided some information to MCSO. The parents of a 15-year-old boy inside the house where Lagasa and Bates were was allowed to exit the house during negotiations. A window next to the front door opened and MCSO detectives began speaking to Bates and Lagasa before both came outside and were arrested.

According to MCSO deputy Phillips, he watched a neighbor’s video of an incident between Bates and Lagasa, which showed Lagasa pointing a gun at Bates and her saying, “You’re going to shoot me over a laptop?” In one clip, as Bates and Lagasa were arguing, Lagasa points his gun toward the passenger-side window and fires twice into the vehicle. No one was inside the vehicle.

According to Dracobly, Bates was taken into custody on a separate outstanding probable cause arrest and is scheduled for an arraignment Monday. Lagasa had his preliminary hearing in court May 12. Lagasa was released on bail and is scheduled to appear in court next on Monday.