Centralia Man Accused of Threatening Hotel Employee With Knife

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Officers with the Centralia Police Department responded to a report of assault at the Peppermill Empress Inn in the 1200 block of Alder Street just before 11:50 a.m. on Thursday. 

The suspect, Jose T. Diaz, 57, of Centralia, is accused of pulling a knife on a hotel employee who confronted him about not checking out of the hotel on time. 

No injuries were reported. 



Diaz was booked into the Lewis County Jail just after 1:05 p.m. on Thursday on one count of second-degree assault with a knife. His preliminary hearing in Lewis County Jail was scheduled for 4 p.m. on Friday. 

This story will be updated.