Man throws unknown liquid at judge's face
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OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Police are looking for a man who threw a liquid at a judge's face Monday night.
It was around 9:25 p.m. when Judge Michael "Brett" Buckley heard a knock on his front door. When he answered, a man threw a clear liquid into the judge's face, then turned and walked away without saying a word.
The judge initially didn't sense any reaction to the substance, but later went to the hospital for treatment of skin irritation, police said. He was to be released Tuesday morning.
Samples of the liquid were taken at the scene and are being analyzed in order to determine the exact substance, police said.
The man who tossed the liquid remains at large and police do not know the motive behind the attack.
"Honestly at this point we have no leads as to who might have been the perpetrator is in this case," said Laura Wohl with Olympia police. "We don't have any reason to believe it was connected with him being a judge or that it wasn't."
Buckley told detectives he didn't recognize the man from any recent cases he's handled. In a statement released Tuesday, he thanked those who have shown support.
"My family and I greatly appreciate the thoughts and prayers of those who have contacted the court and my family," he wrote. "Pplease allow us some time to recover both physically and mentally from the shock of this unexpected assault."
Buckley described the man as being in his 20s with a dark complexion and black hair, standing about 6 feet tall of medium build. The man had a short beard and was wearing a maroon-colored knit cap, a dark sweater, and lighter colored khaki pants. If you have any information, you're asked to call Olympia police at (360) 709-2793.
It was around 9:25 p.m. when Judge Michael "Brett" Buckley heard a knock on his front door. When he answered, a man threw a clear liquid into the judge's face, then turned and walked away without saying a word.
The judge initially didn't sense any reaction to the substance, but later went to the hospital for treatment of skin irritation, police said. He was to be released Tuesday morning.
Samples of the liquid were taken at the scene and are being analyzed in order to determine the exact substance, police said.
The man who tossed the liquid remains at large and police do not know the motive behind the attack.
"Honestly at this point we have no leads as to who might have been the perpetrator is in this case," said Laura Wohl with Olympia police. "We don't have any reason to believe it was connected with him being a judge or that it wasn't."
Buckley told detectives he didn't recognize the man from any recent cases he's handled. In a statement released Tuesday, he thanked those who have shown support.
"My family and I greatly appreciate the thoughts and prayers of those who have contacted the court and my family," he wrote. "Pplease allow us some time to recover both physically and mentally from the shock of this unexpected assault."
Buckley described the man as being in his 20s with a dark complexion and black hair, standing about 6 feet tall of medium build. The man had a short beard and was wearing a maroon-colored knit cap, a dark sweater, and lighter colored khaki pants. If you have any information, you're asked to call Olympia police at (360) 709-2793.
