Highway Rock-Throwing Suspect Arrested Near Renton

RENTON, WA — State troopers arrested a man Tuesday accused of throwing rocks and debris at vehicles traveling on State Route 900, just outside Renton city limits. In a news release, WSP credited community involvement and media coverage for highlighting the incidents, helping investigators gather enough information to make an arrest.

"The WSP wants to thank the community and those that came forward and worked with troopers to gather the necessary evidentiary pieces to finally put a stop to the dangerous actions of this individual," Trooper Rick Johnson, a WSP spokesman, wrote Tuesday. "The witnesses that provided positive identification and observed this individual commit the crimes was crucial to this case ending in an arrest."

Investigators identified the suspect in the case as Shawn Perantie, 55, who was arrested Tuesday morning on SR 900 near 164th Avenue Southeast. Detectives estimate damage from the rocks caused more than $2,000 in damages, and Perantie was booked into jail on suspicion of felony malicious mischief and reckless endangerment charges.