Two Ocean Shores men, 46 and 25, and a 38-year-old Hoquiam man have been arrested in connection with a kidnapping and assault that occurred in July over a claim of stolen drugs at a residence in Ocean Shores.

In a news release, the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office, Ocean Shores Police Department and the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force on Thursday announced officers had completed the investigation into an incident that began on July 6. At that time, the news release said, the three suspects confronted a 27-year-old male victim at one of the suspect’s residences in Ocean Shores.

“The suspects believed the victim stole illegal drugs from them. The suspects confronted the victim about the missing drugs. The victim denied stealing anything from them. The suspects started beating the victim with their fists, feet and a wooden stick. The victim was pistol-whipped with a firearm. One of the suspects pointed the firearm at the victim several times threatening to kill him. The victim tried to escape the beating by attempting to run out of the residence,” the news release said.

The suspects were able to stop the escape and then tied the victim to a chair inside the residence, where they “continued to assault him, allegedly to get him to confess to stealing the drugs and give the drugs back to them,” according to the news release. “The victim’s life was threatened several times. The victim was stabbed (in the) shoulder with a knife in an attempt to make him confess. The suspects attempted to move the victim to a different location, which allowed the victim to escape and flee on foot.”

The victim then ran to a nearby house, where the homeowner transported him to Grays Harbor Community hospital for treatment of his injuries. The victim then filed an Ocean Shores police report.

After obtaining a search warrant, detectives say they recovered evidence that is believed to be the victim’s blood, a pistol, knives, a wooden stick and a large amount of methamphetamine, heroin and cash.

The Sheriff’s Office, Ocean Shores Police, Grays Harbor Drug Task Force and the Aberdeen Police Department coordinated efforts to arrest all three suspects.