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Columbia River Drug Task Force Media Release - Clark Arrest

On April 24th 2025 at approximately 7:40pm, the Columbia River Drug Task Force (CRDTF), with assistance from the East Wenatchee Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, took Joshua J. Clark into custody near the Sunset Motor Inn in East Wenatchee, WA. Clark was wanted by the Department of Corrections, he had a felony warrant for Eluding out of Douglas County, and he had failed to register as a sex offender.

While detectives were trying to convince Clark to surrender, he escaped out a motel room window and climbed onto the roof of the motel, where he began displaying his displeasure for the police by using profanities and hand gestures. Clark then jumped off the roof into a secured fenced area of the adjacent Douglas County PUD property in an attempt to evade arrest. Although he was able to enter the secured area, he was unable to escape, and found himself trapped.

While inside the secured area, he jumped off a retaining wall onto a PUD vehicle causing extensive damage to the vehicle. He also displayed a knife to an officer in hopes that would stop their pursuit. Despite his erratic and threating behavior, he was ultimately contained by officers and was safely taken into custody.

No officers or innocent bystanders were injured during the incident. Clark is currently housed at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center on his warrants and is facing additional charges for burglary 2nd degree and malicious mischief 2nd degree.

 

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Last Updated: 04/30/2025 03:46 PM

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