TACOMA, Wash. (TCN) — A 22-year-old corrections officer is sitting on the other side of the bars after he was arrested for allegedly running over his girlfriend’s head after a fight in a parking lot.
According to court records cited by the Tacoma News Tribune, Cameron Boucher and the victim were both at the same bar in the early morning hours of Jan. 1. They both went outside around the same time and the victim reportedly collapsed in the parking lot. Boucher started his car and drove in reverse, hitting the victim with his front wheel. A witness reportedly attempted to stop Boucher by slamming on his windows, but Boucher reportedly kept going over the victim’s head.
KING-TV, which also cites court documents, reports the woman saw Boucher in the bar and approached him in the lot, where they reportedly argued. She fell to the ground and started “screaming very loud” when the truck went over her head. One witness reportedly said they were “confident” Boucher knew the victim was under his vehicle when he ran over her.
Bystanders reportedly moved the victim away from the vehicle as a witness and a Boucher got into a physical altercation. Two people ended up holding Boucher down until police arrived at the scene. Officers reportedly noted Boucher smelled of alcohol, and his blood alcohol content level was 0.19.
Boucher was hired in August as a Pierce County Jail deputy, but he has reportedly since been fired from his job. KING reports the victim sustained several facial fractures and “substantial bodily harm.”
Pierce County Jail records show Boucher is in custody on charges of vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated. He posted bail Friday, Jan. 3.