The Longview man accused of pistol-whipping his ex-girlfriend and possibly firing at Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies early Monday morning has a long criminal record sheet that includes several allegedly racially motivated attacks on black men.

Brent Ward Luyster’s 32-year-old ex-girlfriend called police at 3 am. Monday to report that she’d awakened to Luyster hitting her in the head and face with a pistol at his house at 123 Solo Drive. According to the woman, he grabbed her hair and dragged her down the hallway.

Deputies found her bleeding from the head. She was treated and released from St. John Medical Center.

When they approached Luyster’s house, deputies heard shots fired from the woods nearby and believed Luyster was shooting at them, according to a press release. He eventually surrendered.

According to archives of The Columbian, Luyster has been involved in a drive-by shooting and taking a motor vehicle without permission. He’s been convicted of assault, malicious harassment, malicious mischief and theft.