Son, mother arrested following alleged assault on Chelan County deputies

A Cashmere man and his mother are alleged to have assaulted Chelan County Sheriff’s deputies Sunday night, when the officers responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of Independence Way in Cashmere.

A caller to 9-1-1 reported that Jared Soriano, 25, claimed he had been assaulted at a nearby Chevron gas station. Deputies found that Soriano had no visible injuries and was inside an apartment breaking items and yelling at his mother.

Soriano exited the apartment when he saw law enforcement, he began shouting at deputies regarding his alleged assault. Sheriff’s Chief Seth Buhler says Soriano aggressively approached deputies while using racial slurs.

“Despite deputies' attempts to de-escalate the situation, Soriano continued his aggressive advance. He reached out and grabbed a deputy's neck, causing a scratch that drew blood,” said Buhler.

The deputy brought Soriano to the ground, where Soriano continued to resist, striking the deputy with his knee multiple times while attempting to bite another deputy.

During the struggle, Soriano’s mother, Margarita Mendez, 47, intervened.

“Mendez threatened to use pepper spray on the deputies as they attempted to secure her son and produced a can of pepper spray and aimed it at the deputies,” Buhler added.

Additional officers  arrived on the scene to assist, and both suspects were taken into custody.

Soriano was booked into the Chelan County Regional Justice Center on charges of assault and resisting arrest.

Mendez has been charged with assault and obstructing a law enforcement officer.