I was harassed by this odd man who emerged from the woods behind the gas station. I have not heard back from the owners of the gas station regarding this terrifying encounter. I don’t know who in their right mind would want to stay here or do business again when you have an odd man, creeping around at night harassing women who are trying to fill up.

Update: So I hear back from the owner who conveniently does not have the surveillance videos regarding this interaction because they ‘reset’ by the first of the month. I was informed by the owner that I was supposedly driving the streets recklessly, which caused the patrons in that KIA to then follow me (as if they’re law enforcement) — to their delight, I ended up at the gas station where they live (RV Park), to which they jumped out and then got this odd man to harass me. I was told by the owner that supposedly the Thurston county PD was called and notified and that TWO reports were made of reckless driving; after calling Thurston PD and local police, I was informed NO reports were made from my date of travel until I called (8/27 - 9/7). When I initially called the store the next morning on 8/28, I was told by a store employee, that the odd man in the picture informed them that he was dealing with a “tweaker” at the gas station, this story is unbelievable.

I would advise all black and minority patrons to used extreme caution when patronizing this business especially at night; you’re probably better off staying near I-5 and patronizing the larger chains like Texaco, Shell, AM/PM, etc.