A 41-year-old Port Angeles man remains jailed in Clallam County as he awaits transfer to federal custody for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend at Olympic National Park on Sunday. The incident prompted officials to close portions of the park while they searched for an armed man who had ranted about an impending revolution, according to jail and court records.
After running into the woods wearing a tactical vest and armed with an assault-style rifle, a shotgun and several handguns on Sunday, Caleb Chapman was arrested Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, a federal complaint accusing him of assault by striking, beating or wounding was filed in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, court records show.
The case was investigated by the FBI because the alleged offense occurred on federal land. U.S. attorneys have requested a detention hearing but given the long holiday weekend, it is unclear from court records when Chapman will appear in federal court.
According to the complaint, Chapman began acting erratically after using meth early Sunday, dropped his kids off at his brother’s house, then delivered notes to two acquaintances around 2 a.m. The notes apparently described Chapman’s grievances with the White House, his difficulty in purchasing ammunition and his contention that “an imminent revolution” would start within the next 30 days in Texas and on the Olympic Peninsula, the complaint says.