Construction worker pistol-whips clients in Des Moines

Name: Construction worker pistol-whips clients in Des Moines
Uploaded: 2025-02-28T21:20:39-08:00
Description: Des Moines police are looking for a man who allegedly pistol-whipped two adults who had contracted him to do work on their home.

Construction worker pistol-whips clients in Des Moines

Des Moines police are looking for a man who allegedly pistol-whipped two adults who had contracted him to do work on their home.

DES MOINES, Wash. - After nearly 40 hours on the run, 51-year-old Jason Russell Foster is behind bars.

Foster was taken into custody following a multi-agency arrest Saturday night in Pierce County.

Des Moines Assistant Police Chief Cory Stanton told FOX 13 via text the suspect was tracked to Sumner.

"We were able to track him to Sumner, where officers from my department, Sumner PD, and Bonnie Lake PD took him into custody," said Stanton. "He was wanted for multiple counts of felony assault after investigators say he attacked two people inside their Des Moines home early Friday morning."

What we know:

According to reports, officers responded to a 911 call at 6:47 a.m. stating that a man entered a home in the 26000 block of Marine View Drive and pistol-whipped two adults.

Investigators said there were two children inside the home at the time of the attack but were not hurt.

FOX 13 has learned it was one of the children who called 911, telling dispatch there was a man inside the house with a gun and that he was fighting with their parents.

Police said one of the victims was taken to an area hospital for treatment, and the other person was treated on scene.

As for a motive behind the attack, police said that’s still unclear.

"We do know the suspect was hired to do contracting work at the house and was known to the victims," said Des Moines Assistant Police Chief Cory Stanton. "He walked in the house because they were expecting him to be there."

Jason Russell Foster

Police said after the alleged attack, the suspect, who they identified as Foster, left the scene in his vehicle but soon abandoned it. It has since been taken into custody for evidence purposes.

"Once we learned of the severity of this crime, his criminal past and that he had a gun, multiple law enforcement agencies got involved," said Assistant Chief Stanton.

Foster was tracked to nearby Saltwater State Park but managed to avoid capture heading into the weekend. He has since been taken into custody.

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