BLANCHARD — An Oldtown man accused of opening fire on a Bonner County sheriff’s deputy during a chase on May 9 was arrested during a traffic stop on Wednesday.

Patrick Allen Geaudreau made an initial appearance in magistrate court on Thursday via videoconferencing with the county jail. Judge Debra Heise sustained Geaudreau’s $220,000 bail and appointed a public defender to represent him, court records show.

Geaudreau, 27, is charged with first-degree kidnapping, aggravated battery and attempted strangulation. Those charges led up to Geaudreau’s alleged armed confrontation with law enforcement, which occurred after the pursuit crossed into Washington state.

Authorities in Washington are investigating the shooting incident, according to Idaho court documents. Charges have not yet been filed, according to online Pend Oreille County Superior Court records.

Bonner County sheriff’s officials said Geaudreau fired on a pursuing deputy. Several gunshots struck the hood and entered the driving compartment, although the deputy escaped injury. The patrol sport utility vehicle, however, was disabled by the gunfire.

The SUV Geaudreau was in crashed in Spring Valley. Officials have not disclosed the identity of the driver of the SUV, although he is reportedly in custody in the Pend Oreille County Jail on unrelated charges.

Charging documents in Geaudreau’s Idaho case allege that he took his girlfriend down a remote U.S. Forest Service Road on Hoodoo Mountain on May 8 and attacked her with intent to commit serious bodily harm or murder. The 28-year-old told sheriff’s investigators that Geaudreau threatened to kill her for “going behind his back” and being dishonest.

The woman said Geaudreau attacked her once they reached the communication towers on the mountain’s summit, according to a probable cause affidavit. The woman said she was placed in a choke hold and tried to flee Geaudreau twice, but was caught both times, the affidavit said.

Geaudreau destroyed her cellphone after her first capture and allegedly stated after the second, “Thanks to all your screaming we can’t do this here,” which the woman took to mean her murder, court records indicate.

Geaudreau allegedly wore brass knuckles while landing blows on her face and head, the affidavit said. The woman told deputies she was dragged back to her car by Geaudreau by her hair and drove her back down the mountain. She fled Geaudreau a third time near the intersection of Spirit Lake Cutoff and Curtis Creek Road, but was again tackled, the affidavit said.

A passing motorist asked if she was OK and the woman said “no” and jumped in the person’s vehicle to make her escape, court documents indicate.

As the woman was being interviewed by deputies, a structure fire was reported in the 900 block of Curtis Creek Road, a location she thought Geaudreau was headed to. The fire destroyed the home and the woman’s car was found on the property.

The fire was deemed suspicious by the Idaho State Fire Marshall’s Office, according to court documents.

Bonner County Prosecutor Louis Marshall requested an high bond given the circumstances in the case, court records indicate.

A preliminary hearing in the case is pending.