Man accused of firing at deputy appears in court

The suspect wounded in an officer-involved shooting on Barker Road on Jan. 30 was released from the hospital this week and made his first court appearance Wednesday. Christopher R. Myers, 28, was ordered held on $750,000 bond on two charges of first-degree assault and a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. Myers is a convicted felon and is prohibited from having a firearm. The assault charges were filed because Myers allegedly fired a .22 caliber pistol twice as Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Thurman, K9 Laslo and Liberty Lake Police Officer Jeff Jones attempted to arrest Myers after he ran from a traffic stop. The car Myers was riding in was pulled over at a gas station on Barker Road just north of Interstate 90 because the car had expired tabs, according to court documents. The incident was captured on a body camera worn by Jones. It shows that Myers appeared to fall down before Thurman and Jones attempted to arrest him. Little can be seen during the scuffle, but two small pops followed by a louder bang can be heard, according to court documents. Thurman returned fire and shot Myers in the upper abdomen, court records say. Myers also received several dog bites on his legs. Two .22 caliber cartridges and a .45 caliber cartridge were found at the scene.