56-year-old Richie Davis of Yakima—wanted on DUI warrants out of Chelan County—is facing new charges after authorities say he sprayed lighter fluid on a Kittitas County detective and briefly caught fire before fleeing in his van Sunday night.

The Kittitas Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 9:30 p.m. on State Route 821 in the Yakima River Canyon. A detective approached Davis, who was parked in a van, and tried to get him to surrender. That’s when Davis allegedly sprayed the detective with lighter fluid.

As Davis climbed into the driver’s seat, the detective deployed a Taser, which ignited the fluid on Davis’s clothing. Despite briefly catching fire, Davis drove away northbound toward Ellensburg.

Deputies, state troopers, and Ellensburg Police chased him. Spike strips and a PIT mane

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