A 31-year-old Medical Lake man is accused of assaulting a family with pepper spray in a dispute over a tricycle.

Andrew Nelson Evans was arrested after sheriff’s deputies found a couple and their 3-year-old daughter with orange stains on their faces and arms from the spray about 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of North Brower. “It appeared the child’s skin was beginning to blister,” according to the sheriff’s office. “All three said they were experiencing severe pain from the spray and were treated by paramedics.” More here.

Seriously? Assault with pepper spray over moving a tricycle?

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