Charges filed by the KCPAO: Monday, Dec. 12

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. Details below are from the public charging documents.

Charges filed by the KCPAO: Monday, Dec. 12

• Assault In The Second Degree — Domestic Violence (1 charge)
• Assault In The Third Degree (4 charges)
• Attempting To Elude A Pursuing Police Vehicle (3 charges)
• Burglary In The Second Degree (3 charges)
• Child Molestation In The First Degree (1 charge)
• Criminal Trespass In The Second Degree (1 charge)
• Domestic Violence Felony Violation Of A Court Order (3 charges)
• Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Violation Of A Court Order (2 charges)
• Driving While Under the Influence (1 charge)
• Felony Cyber Harassment (1 charge)
• Felony Harassment (1 charge)
• Forgery (1 charge)
• Hit And Run (1 charge)
• Identity Theft in the First Degree (1 charge)
• Interfering With Domestic Violence Reporting (1 charge)
• Malicious Mischief In The First Degree (2 charges)
• Malicious Mischief In The Second Degree (2 charges)
• Possession of Depictions of Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct in the First Degree (2 charges)
• Possession of Depictions of Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct in the Second Degree (1 charge)
• Possession Of Stolen Vehicle (1 charge)
• Rape in the Second Degree — Domestic Violence (1 charge)
• Rape of a Child in the First Degree (2 charges)
• Rape of a Child in the Third Degree (2 charges)
• Robbery In The First Degree (4 charges)
• Theft In The First Degree (1 charge)
• Theft In The Second Degree (3 charges)
• Theft In The Third Degree (1 charge)

22–1–07738–3

Felony Harassment

Felony Cyber Harassment

In this early December case investigated by Bellevue Police, the Sammamish High School principal reported that the defendant sent threatening texts on the social media app Snapchat saying that he would bring guns to his high school. In the defendant’s message, a picture of several firearms accompanied his threatening texts. Sammamish High was locked down. Previously in late November, King County prosecutors worked with Seattle Police to get an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) issued for the same defendant after he informed his doctor of thoughts of carrying out a school shooting at Sammamish High. That was reported to Seattle Police pursuant to the doctor’s duty to notify the agency of impending danger to others. The ERPO was issued just two weeks prior to this present incident. An (ERPO) is a civil tool approved by more than 70 percent of voters statewide in 2016 that temporarily removes firearm access for people threating themselves or others. An ERPO prevents individuals at high risk of harming themselves or others from accessing firearms by allowing family, household members, and police to obtain a court order when there is demonstrated evidence that the person poses a significant danger. Through Dec. 12, King County prosecutors helped on 64 of those orders in 2022.

22–1–07739–1

22–1–07740–5

Malicious Mischief In The First Degree

In the present case, the first co-defendant was evasive when asked by officers about his graffiti activities under the name of Eager, despite having multiple tattoos spelling out “EAGER.” Officers have noted his prolific tagging activities not only at this site in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, but at many other sites throughout the city of Seattle. Police are still investigating and said in public court documents that the defendant could be responsible for more than $200,000 in damages from graffiti. The co-defendant charged here is being investigated by Seattle Police for allegedly causing more than $100,000 in graffiti damages across Seattle. When arrested in this case on Dec. 7, the defendant had an ongoing case for Assault in the Second Degree with a Deadly Weapon and Assault in the Second Degree with a bench warrant for failing to appear in court.

22–1–05305–1

Burglary In The Second Degree

In this case, Federal Way case the defendant was captured on video and audio surveillance having broken into a Cash for Gold location by excavating a shared wall with an adjacent building using power tools. The defendant was located at the scene hiding in a crawl space. When King County prosecutors rush filed this case, the defendant had an outstanding bench warrant in a Burglary in the Second Degree case, an ongoing Pierce County, a bench warrant in a Felony Harassment case and a bench warrant in a Residential Burglary case. King County prosecutors argued that the defendant should be held on $50,000 bail because of the danger to the community and because he is unlikely to return to court if released. The first appearance judge agreed, and that bail amount was maintained with the filing of these felony charges.

These case summaries, which were posted Dec. 19, 2022, are not expected to be updated. To see additional details in each case, go to the KC-Script Portal.