This morning, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office testified on how Senate Bill 5495 can be strengthened to curb the demand for catalytic converters that are illegally stolen and then sold throughout Washington State. Informed by years of experience investigating catalytic converter thefts in our region, Senior Deputy Prosecuting…

This afternoon, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed four felony counts against the man accused of taking an 18-month old girl from her mother, throwing the child, and pushing her mother and another woman into Lake Washington. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged him with: Attempted Robbery in…

This afternoon the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office was in court to argue that a man police said was arrested with an illegally possessed handgun and individually packaged street drugs is a danger to the community. We asked a judge to hold him on $75,000 bail. We also argued that…

Last week, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (PAO) celebrated the newest 8 graduates of King County’s Drug Diversion Court. The five-phase program is a minimum of 10 months, though the average graduate is part of the program for 16 months. Last week, 8 individuals graduated from Drug Court, which…

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed a first-degree animal cruelty charge and reckless endangerment charge against a Des Moines man for the shooting death of a dog in front of the 11-year-old girl who owned him. The girl told police that she thought the defendant was pointing the gun…

A repeat residential burglary suspect — a man suspected in more than a dozen Bellevue cases and who investigators say targets Eastside residences — was charged with multiple felony counts by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. He remains in jail on a total bail amount of $200,000. In four…

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed 12 counts of Robbery in the First Degree and one count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree against a Seattle-based man who committed a series of armed robberies across King County. According to the public charging documents, “the…

Today, via video message, King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg announced that he would retire on Dec. 31, 2022, at the end of his 15th year as King County Prosecuting Attorney and his 37th year with the office. The transcript of his full video message is below: Hello, I…

As we close out an eventful year, we look back on 21 meaningful moments and milestones from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (PAO). Our mission is to do justice, and in 2021 we prosecuted cases of extreme violence, helped rewrite state laws to advance justice reform, and built new…