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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Tim Eyman loses this time around, but is unlikely to go away 11/5/09 • GOP beats only rural Eastern Washington Democrat legislator 11/5/09 • McGinn’s lead shrinks in Seattle mayor race 11/5/09 • Three County Council incumbents retain lead 11/5/09 • Library tax holds slim approval 11/5/09 • Gay rights measure’s slim lead holds 11/5/09 » More ELECTIONRESULTS2009 stories >   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 Marysville council candidate arrested after hit-and-run By Bill Sheets Herald Writer MARYSVILLE — City Council candidate Patrick Larson Jr., who was arrested on election day for investigation of hit-and-run driving, says he is innocent of the charge. Larson, 28, was trailing incumbent Jeff Seibert, 2,150 to 1,844, roughly 54 percent to 46 percent, in an updated vote count released by Snohomish County on Wednesday. Larson drove into some city garbage cans around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday in the 8500 block of 79th Street NE, then drove off, according to a police report. Marysville police traced Larson’s vehicle to his home, the report said. Larson told police he had not recently driven the sport utility vehicle. Police officers said the damage to Larson’s car matched the damage to the garbage cans. Pieces of Larson’s vehicle were found near the damaged cans, the police report said. “First off, I was not driving the vehicle, although I believe my vehicle was involved,” Larson said in an e-mail to the Herald on Wednesday. “I did not crash into a garbage can.” Larson appeared to the officer to be drunk, according to the police report. His speech was slurred and he smelled of alcohol, the report said. “Did I drink that night? Yes, at my home, and I was upstairs sound asleep when the police arrived,” Larson wrote Wednesday. While police were talking with him, Larson used police terminology and started to yell, claiming he hadn’t been read his constitutional rights and that he was going to get off on a technicality, according to the police report. Larson posted bond and was released from the jail around 8:15 a.m., police said. Larson has a previous criminal conviction for reckless driving on his record. The violation occurred April 23. He did not serve any jail time for the incident, he said recently. He has been assessed a $493 fine. Regarding the election, Larson thanked those who voted for him. Considering he didn’t put up campaign signs, getting within 306 votes of the incumbent “is a lot better than I thought I would do,” he said. “I had fun and learned a lot during my first jaunt into politics, and who knows, maybe I might run for mayor.” Reporter Jackson Holtz contributed to this story. Bill Sheets: 425-339-3439; sheets@heraldnet.com. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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