Charges filed by the KCPAO: Friday, July 22
Charges filed by the KCPAO: Friday, July 22
The overwhelming majority of criminal cases filed daily by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office don’t receive public attention. That’s not the fault of the public or news reporters — it’s understandable with the volume of felony cases we file each day.
The KCPAO is sharing the number of adult cases filed each day and additional details about a handful of specific cases to highlight the kinds of cases we handle.
Charges filed by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office: Friday, July 22:
· Assault In The Second Degree (1 charge)
· Assault In The Second Degree — Domestic Violence (1 charge)
· Attempted Commercial Sexual Abuse Of A Minor (1 charge)
· Attempted Trafficking In Stolen Property In The First Degree (1 charge)
· Burglary In The First Degree (1 charge)
· Communication With A Minor For Immoral Purposes (1 charge)
· Domestic Violence Felony Violation Of A Court Order (1 charge)
· Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Violation Of A Court Order (1 charge)
· Felony Harassment (3 charges)
· Hit And Run (1 charge)
· Malicious Mischief In The First Degree (2 charges)
· Possession Of Stolen Vehicle (2 charges)
· Rape In The First Degree (1 charge)
· Residential Burglary (1 charge)
· Robbery In The Second Degree (2 charges)
· Theft Of Motor Vehicle (1 charge)
· Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree (1 charge)
· Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (1 charge: possession with intent — meth)
22–1–03872–8
Rape in the First Degree
Burglary in the First Degree
From the charging documents:
The facts of this home invasion rape are terrifying. After becoming fascinated by his female neighbor and spending multiple days following her, the defendant used a crowbar to pry open her window and climbed into her apartment in the middle of the night. The victim awoke to the defendant standing over her holding a large kitchen knife. When she immediately began screaming, the defendant pressed the knife to her throat and threatened to kill her. He bound her hands and proceeded to rape her repeatedly over the next several hours. The defendant digitally raped her, orally raped her, and then vaginally raped her with his penis. It is difficult to imagine the terror the victim felt as she endured the defendant’s rapes while being tied up and held at knifepoint. Alarmingly, the defendant was just recently arrested for a different rape investigation involving a different victim only two weeks prior on July 1, 2022. There, the defendant is alleged to have violently assaulted and raped a female acquaintance after engaging in drug use with her. That case remains under investigation. (The victim in that case has not yet indicated a willingness to participate in prosecution.) The defendant, who prosecutors argued should remain in custody on $1 million bail, has a history out of Thurston County.
22–1–00942–6
Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes
Attempted Commercial Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Form the charging documents:
In this case, the defendant was apprehended after he drove to a Bellevue area park to meet a 15-year-old boy, who he intended to pay for sexual contact. The defendant communicated with the minor boy and intended to meet with him despite knowing his young age, that he was in high school, and lived with his parents. The defendant was concerned about exposing himself to criminal jeopardy by meeting with the boy. Detective Slusser described some of the counter-law enforcement measures the defendant took in arranging the meeting with the boy. The defendant offered to pay the boy $30 for sexual contact. Fortunately, the defendant did not meet a young, vulnerable boy when he drove to the park. The 15-year-old boy was really an undercover detective performing a preventative policing operation designed to stop people willing to victimize children through technology facilitated applications. Detectives from the Bellevue Police Department greeted the defendant at the park before arresting him. The KCPAO argued that the defendant should be held on $75,000 bail and not have access to social media apps.
22–1–02017–9
Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (possession with intent — meth)
Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree
From the charging documents:
After a lengthy investigation by law enforcement, the defendant was found to have two pounds of methamphetamine and about one pound of heroin possession for the purpose of distributing it, as well as a gun, in spite of being legally ineligible to possess a firearm. He has over $140,000 in cash which was apparently from drug sales. When he was arrested the three people in his car confessed that they were all there to buy drugs from the defendant. The KCPAO argued that he should be held in jail on a high bail.
These case summaries, which were posted Aug. 3, 2022, are not expected to be updated. To see additional details in each case, go to the KC-Script Portal.
