Attendees watch as man assaults several at Henry Moses Aquatic Center

By Benjamin Leung • July 12, 2024 4:10 pm
Henry Moses Aquatic Center is at 1719 Maple Valley Highway, Renton. (Courtesy of City of Renton)
Henry Moses Aquatic Center is at 1719 Maple Valley Highway, Renton. (Courtesy of City of Renton)

Attendees and staff at Henry Moses Aquatic Center in Renton watched as a struggle broke out over the Fourth of July weekend at the family-friendly water park.

Video shot of the July 6 incident showed a number of individuals engaged in an altercation, including a man pulling on the hair of two women as additional participants attempted to separate the man and two women.

“Chaos at Henry Moses Pool: Man [tased] following [alleged] fight with several girls,” read the video’s caption.

The altercation ended with a police officer deploying a taser on a man, incapacitating him, prior to a second officer handcuffing him.

According to an email from Meeghan Black, a spokesperson for the Renton Police Department, officers responded to the Henry Moses Aquatic Center at approximately 6 p.m. after receiving report of a disorderly subject.

Dispatch reported an intoxicated man was pushing people, throwing chairs, and refusing to leave.

The Henry Moses Aquatic Center serves as an alcohol, tobacco and drug-free facility.

Upon the arrival of police, an officer witnessed an assault in progress involving multiple individuals, with the man throwing a lawn chair at a woman and shoving several individuals.

After his arrest, police booked the man into jail on two counts of assault.

“There were people in the park at the time,” Black stated in her email.

The Henry Moses Aquatic Center did not immediately respond to request for comment.