Charges filed by the KCPAO: Thursday, Aug. 4

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: Thursday, Aug. 4:

· Assault In The Second Degree — Domestic Violence (3 charges)

· Assault In The Third Degree (3 charges)

· Assault In The Fourth Degree (1 charge)

· Being A Fugitive From Justice (1 charge)

· Burglary in the First Degree — Domestic Violence (1 charge)

· Burglary In The Second Degree (1 charge)

· Child Molestation In The First Degree (1 charge)

· Dealing in Depictions of Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct in the First Degree (1 charge)

· Domestic Violence Felony Violation Of A Court Order (2 charges)

· Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (1 charge)

· Felony Harassment — Domestic Violence (2 charges)

· Fraudulent Insurance Claim — Felony (1 charge)

· Hate Crime (3 charges)

· Identity Theft in the First Degree (2 charges)

· Kidnapping In The Second Degree (1 charge)

· Murder In The First Degree (2 charges)

· Obstructing A Law Enforcement Officer (1 charge)

· Possession of Depictions of Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct in the First Degree (4 charges)

· Possession Of Stolen Vehicle (1 charge)

· Residential Burglary (1 charge)

· Robbery In The First Degree (1 charge)

· Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission in the Second Degree (1 charge)

· Theft In The First Degree (1 charge)

· Theft In The Second Degree (7 charges)

· Theft Of Motor Vehicle (2 charges)

· Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the Second Degree (2 charges)

22–1–01774–7

Kidnapping in the Second Degree

Theft of a Motor Vehicle

From the charging documents:

The [KCPAO] requests bail set in the amount of $300,000.00, the same amount set at first appearance. The defendant’s actions in this case are alarming. This repeat offender has now escalated his criminal behavior to the kidnapping a 6-month-old infant. Prior to stealing the car containing the 6-month-old baby, the defendant is observed on surveillance approaching the vehicle and pressing his face against the rear driver’s side window as he stared inside the vehicle. The view from that window would have caused him to be staring directly at the infant asleep in her car seat. Despite seeing the sleeping infant, the defendant decided to follow through with his vehicle theft and drove the car for several miles before leaving it on the side of the road. Even more shocking is the fact that the defendant left this helpless 6-month-old baby trapped in the backseat of an extremely hot the car, with the windows rolled up, with no air circulating on a July day where the temperatures reached over 80 degrees. Had the police not acted so quickly and located the baby, the 6-month-old infant would have likely died. The defendant is a danger to the community and his indifference to the life of this young infant is frightening.

22–1–02154–0

Murder in the First Degree

From the charging documents:

The State requests that bail be set in the amount of $2,000,000. The brutality of the charged homicide is difficult to capture in words. By his own admission, the Defendant pointed a rifle at the victim as he slept and, when the gun failed to fire, used the rifle’s stock to repeatedly batter the victim’s head until he died. While his clothes were saturated with the victim’s blood, the Defendant fully acknowledged what he had done, expressed relief that the victim had died, and agreed that he should be punished. The Defendant conceded that he targeted the victim because he felt that the victim, who was a housemate of the Defendant’s girlfriend and a mere acquaintance of the Defendant himself, had disrespected him. It is inevitable that the Defendant, like any other person, will feel disrespected by someone in the future. The Defendant’s willingness to engage in extreme violence for this most mundane of reasons warrants great concern for the safety of the community and of the witnesses to the charged crime.

22–1–00757–1

Hate Crime

From the charging documents:

On 08/02/2022, without provocation, the defendant assaulted [the victim] by punching him repeatedly in the face with a closed fist. As she was punching [the victim], she yelled numerous racial slurs including the N-word, and “Go back to your country!” The KCPAO asked a judge to maintain the $15,000 bail amount set by a judge at the first appearance.

These case summaries, which were posted Aug. 15, 2022, are not expected to be updated. To see additional details in each case, go to the KC-Script Portal.