Oregon wants him back.

But the state may have to wait.

Bryce Taylor Hanna entered a pleading of not guilty to felony charges of attempting to elude a police vehicle, two counts of third-degree assault against a law enforcement officer, and second-degree malicious mischief Friday in Jefferson County Superior Court.

Hanna, 25, was arrested and booked into Jefferson County Jail just after 3 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 after he allegedly fled a pursuing police vehicle and later rammed two deputy patrol vehicles with his rental car after his 2020 Nissan Altima was boxed in by police in the yard of a Quilcene home at the end of a 100-mph police chase.

Hanna, a resident of Vancouver, Washington, remains in custody in the county jail in Port Ludlow on $100,000 bond.

During his arraignment last Friday, Hanna appeared via video monitor from the jail and fidgeted throughout his court appearance. He repeatedly shook his head and restlessly rocked back and forth during the discussion of his upcoming court dates. 

Superior Court Judge Keith Harper set a pre-trial hearing for May 14, with the trial on the multiple felony charges set for May 24 through
May 27.

Talk then turned to another matter: Hanna’s status as a fugitive from justice in another state.

Two warrants for Hanna’s arrest in Oregon were issued the day before his arrest and the day of the high-speed chase across Jefferson County.

One warrant for his arrest stems from an accusation of felony possession of cocaine, the other, felony hit-and-run driving; both warrants were issued in Clatsop County, Oregon.

Richard Davies, the attorney representing Hanna, had expected Hanna to appear in court Friday so he could sign a waiver of extradition to Oregon before the judge.

Miscommunication between the courthouse and jail, however, did not allow Hanna to be taken to Port Townsend in time to sign the waiver.

Instead, he came before Harper a second time during Friday’s court appearances to sign the waiver of extradition before the judge and other witnesses.

Davies did not want the matter postponed for a future hearing because Hanna would not get credit for time served in Jefferson County for the Oregon warrant until the waiver was signed.

“We can’t just put it off a week because it costs him seven days,” Davies said.

Hanna will not be extradited to Oregon to face charges while he is still in custody in Jefferson County, according to Prosecuting Attorney James Kennedy.

Bail for the Oregon warrant was set at $50,000.

Hanna’s troubles in Jefferson County started after he was allegedly seen speeding south on U.S. Highway 101 near the south end of Discovery Bay just before
2 a.m. Feb. 20.

A sheriff’s deputy parked near the highway’s intersection with Highway 20 said in court papers he saw a driver going nearly 100 mph in a 45 mph zone and pass two semi-trailer trucks at once while heading south.

The speeding Nissan passed another semi-trailer truck in a no-passing zone on a corner near East Uncas Road South. The driver came so close that the semi-truck “was forced onto the shoulder,” the deputy wrote in his report.

Other units joined in the pursuit as they chased the driver down U.S. 101 south of Highway 104.

Hanna hit a spike strip that had been put across the highway near Lords Lake Loop Road, but kept going. A deputy said he could see sparks coming from the front right tire, and most of the tire was gone by the time the Nissan neared Milepost 295.

Police tried three PIT (Pursuit Intervention Technique) maneuvers to try to stop Hanna, and on the last one, the car spun around and went into the driveway of a home in Quilcene next to the highway.

The Nissan drove through the yard around the house, and when trapped, rammed into two patrol cars to get away.

Hanna allegedly told police he tried to get away because he knew his license was suspended and he had multiple warrants for his arrest.