A Centralia police officer arrested a Toledo suspect in May after the suspect allegedly gave a false name before attempting to flee on foot.
Weeks later, Brody A. Rice, 27, was charged with first-degree criminal impersonation and resisting arrest.
Rice made a preliminary appearance in Lewis County Superior Court Monday after Centralia police arrested him Sunday on those charges and other warrants.
A judge set bail at $5,000 cash or bond.
According to Lewis County Jail records, Rice is being held on $10,000 bail after he missed a court hearing for another case.
The records also list an active hold from the Department of Corrections.
According to a probable cause affidavit, on May 26, a Centralia officer saw three individuals inside a parked car hide their faces as he drove by a gas station.
The officer parked his patrol vehicle nearby and saw Rice — whom the officer believed had active warrants — sitting in the rear passenger seat of the car.
The officer reportedly recognized Rice because of his face tattoos. The officer approached and asked Rice for his name.
Rice allegedly said his name was Tylan and gave multiple birthdates.
As the officer confirmed Rice’s warrants with dispatch, Rice allegedly tried to run away. The officer tackled and handcuffed him.
The other occupants — Andrea M. Fish, 21, of Onalaska, and Eliot C. Widmer, 25, of Moses Lake — were also arrested for active warrants, according to a Centralia police press log.
Rice is scheduled for an arraignment on Thursday.
