Break-in at Dallesport Airport results in arrest

Wirshup was apprehended thanks to a combination of luck and quick action. Darren Lacock, a line service technician with the airport, said he lives nearby and that a manager initially called him and 911 from the upper level of the airport after hearing noises downstairs around 2:42 a.m. Friday.

When Lacock arrived at the airport, he first noticed the broken windows. In all, nine windows in the airport were broken with bricks Wirshup allegedly found outside.

“I saw this guy standing behind a desk, so I ran around the building and saw him stuffing his pockets with candy and soda and Gatorade. Then he picked up this box of Peppermint Patties we had, that’s when I drew my weapon and tapped on the window and told him to freeze,” Lacock said.

Lacock was able to hold Wir-shup on the floor until law en-forcement arrived.

Wirshup was transported to the Klickitat County Jail. He is being held on $50,000 bail and has been charged with burglary and malicious mischief, according to Brian Aaron, deputy prosecuting attorney for Klickitat County.

Laura Davidson, who co-owns the Red Racer Café in the airport terminal, just opened the restaurant in October and said that all but three of the windows were broken in her café. She also said a brick that was thrown dented the restaurant’s grill.

“These are six-feet tall, 12-feet wide. They’re not little kitchen windows, they’re huge. The thing is that this building was built in 1941, so it’s not a standard sized window. It has to be custom made, so that’s going to be expensive,” Davidson said.

Sverre Bakke contributed to this report.