SHOWDOWN

• Centralia police say a 37-year-old man yesterday jumped out in front of a patrol car nearly causing a wreck and demanded to fight with the officer. It happened about 6:45 p.m. in the area of Delaware and Fulton streets, according to the Centralia Police Department. The office demanded to see the man’s identification, the man ran off across the railroad tracks. He was quickly located and taken into custody, according to police. Then, the subject reportedly threatened to find the officer off-duty and kill him, according to police. Charles R. Simpson was arrested for harassment and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.