12/25/2025
THREE JAILED AFTER 'BRUTAL ATTACK' IN PE ELL: Three men accused of beating up a man at a gas station in Pe Ell on Monday are facing felony charges
Jeremy Lynn Waid, 43; his 24-year-old son, Caiden O’Brian Earl Waid; and his 47-year-old brother, Adam Lynn Waid; each face one count of second-degree assault in Lewis County Superior Court.
The charge has an accomplice liability modifier, meaning the defendant allegedly acted as the principal or accomplice of another person in committing the crime.
Caiden Waid and Adam Waid also each face one count of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant for allegedly making statements about their involvement that contradicted security footage of the incident.
Jeremy Waid and Caiden Waid allegedly confronted the victim at the Texaco gas station in Pe Ell sometime before 1:24 p.m. on Dec. 22.
Jeremy Waid reportedly had “a lot of issues” with the victim because Jeremy Waid was dating the victim’s ex-girlfriend, according to court documents.
Jeremy and Caiden Waid were reportedly driving past the Texaco in a white pickup truck when they saw the victim at the gas station.
Security footage from the gas station reportedly shows Jeremy Waid exit the pickup, approach the victim and immediately kick and push him against his vehicle. The victim reportedly tried to walk away, but Jeremy Waid allegedly grabbed him by the shoulder and punched him in the back of the head.
Caiden Waid then allegedly exited the vehicle. The victim reportedly threw a soda he was holding at Jeremy Waid, at which point Caiden Waid allegedly struck the victim repeatedly in the head.
Jeremy and Caiden Waid were both allegedly kicking the victim on the ground when Jeremy Waid’s brother, Adam Waid, arrived in a separate vehicle.
Adam Waid allegedly exited his white SUV and joined in the assault, kicking the victim at least seven times before the gas station store owner intervened.
Deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the scene. Before they arrived, Jeremy, Caiden and Adam Waid allegedly fled in their respective vehicles.
Someone who was with the victim just prior to the assault took the victim home, where he was contacted by deputies and medical personnel.
The victim was reportedly “having trouble with his memory due to the assault” and only remembered being approached and then attacked by Jeremy and Caiden Waid, according to court documents.
The victim reportedly sustained a black eye, multiple open scrapes on all sides of his head, redness and bleeding from the nose and forehead, and a significant shoe impression on the top of his head. He complained of neck and head pain when contacted by medical personnel.
He was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for treatment, according to court documents.
When contacted by deputies, Caiden Waid allegedly said he only punched the victim once with a closed fist after seeing the victim hit his father in the head with a soda. Adam Waid reportedly said he joined the fight to “try to protect” the victim “by kicking others off of him,” but later allegedly admitted that he lied and had kicked the victim multiple times.
All three men were arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail Monday afternoon.
Calling the incident a “pretty brutal attack,” Judge Paul Strophy set bail at $250,000 each for Jeremy and Caiden Waid and at $100,000 for Adam Waid.
Arraignment was scheduled for Dec. 24.
(Reporting by Emily Fitzgerald for The Chronicle.)
