Priest Rapids Dam is located southwest of Moses Lake near Mattawa. The dam and a nearby village were the scene for a standoff after a man threatened utility district staff and began firing into the hills above the village.
February 28, 2022
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February 28, 2022 1 a.m.
Armed man arrested after 4-hour standoff at Priest Rapids Dam
MATTAWA — A Mattawa man is in custody after a more-than-four-hour standoff with Grant County Sheriff's Office deputies at the Priest Rapids Dam on Saturday. At around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Bobby Tahmalwash, 33, of Mattawa, is alleged to have driven an older blue Ford Explorer SUV into a parking lot near the Priest Rapids Dam and threatened two contractors...