Charges filed by the KCPAO: Thursday, Nov. 17

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: Thursday, Nov. 17

• Assault In The Second Degree (1 charge)
• Assault In The Second Degree — Domestic Violence (3 charges)
• Assault In The Third Degree (2 charges)
• Attempting To Elude A Pursuing Police Vehicle (1 charge)
• Being A Fugitive From Justice (1 charge)
• Burglary In The Second Degree (1 charge)
• Child Molestation In The First Degree (1 charge)
• Custodial Interference In The First Degree (1 charge)
• Domestic Violence Felony Violation Of A Court Order (3 charges)
• Domestic Violence Misdemeanor\ Violation Of A Court Order (1 charge)
• Driving While License Suspended/Revoked In The Second Degree (1 charge)
• Escape In The Second Degree (1 charge)
• Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (2 charges)
• Felony DUI (2 charges)
• Felony Harassment — Domestic Violence (1 charge)
• Hit And Run — Attended Vehicle (1 charge)
• Hit And Run — Felony (1 charge)
• Identity Theft in the Second Degree (2 charges)
• Malicious Mischief In The First Degree (1 charge)
• Organized Retail Theft In The First Degree (1 charge)
• Possession Of Stolen Vehicle (6 charges)
• Rape in the Third Degree (2 charges)
• Rape of a Child in the First Degree (2 charges)
• Resisting Arrest (1 charge)
• Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the Second Degree (1 charge)
• Violation of Ignition Interlock (1 charge)

22–1–05301–8

Assault in the Second Degree

In this Kent case, the defendant confronted the victim regarding a rumor and an argument escalated to the defendant stabbing the victim seven to 10 times with a 2-inch bladed knife. Both the victim and an eyewitness identified the defendant as the attacker and know the defendant from previous interactions. The defendant left the scene in a white Chrysler 300 and was arrested approximately two weeks later when the victim saw the defendant in the same vehicle at a car wash. The defendant had an active warrant for a Federal Way Municipal Court case. King County prosecutors argued that the defendant should be held on $125,000 bail because of the danger to the community and because her history of not following court orders indicated that the defendant is unlike to return to court if released. The first appearance judge set bail at $100,000.

22–1–00900–1

Felony DUI

On November 15 around 2:34 a.m., a State Patrol trooper was driving northbound on Interstate 5 when he observed a silver 2014 Toyota Rav 4 in front of him. The trooper watched the Toyota drift to the right and cross the skip line into the lane on the right. The Toyota drove across the line for several seconds, before signaling and moving right. The trooper saw the Toyota crossing the lane lines on the right nine times in a span of approximately 2 miles, including one instance that lasted for approximately 30 seconds. He also observed the Toyota traveling at dangerously slow speeds for the highway, including at 28 mph in a posted 60 mph zone. After pulling over the driver, the troper could smell the obvious odor of intoxicants coming from the Toyota. The defendant’s eyes were bloodshot and watery. The trooper noted that she had difficulty keeping her balance while standing and had a portable breath test sample of 0.175. The analysis of a blood draw is currently pending with the Washington State Patrol Toxicology Laboratory. The defendant previously was convicted of vehicular homicide. In that 2012 case, the defendant was traveling the wrong way on northbound Interstate 5 for over half a mile and caused a head-on collision. Her blood-alcohol content was .21 g/100mL. At the defendant’s first appearance in the current case, King County prosecutors argued that she should be held on $250,000 because of the significant danger to the community. The first appearance judge set bail at $150,000, and because prosecutors could not re-argue that amount, we asked for the $150,000 to be maintained with the filing of charges.

22–1–05302–6

Possession Of Stolen Vehicle

Resisting Arrest

This case happened Nov. 15 near Auburn, While an officer was investigating a vehicle registered as stolen, the defendant ran outside of a house and got in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, started the vehicle, and attempted to flee the scene by repeatedly ramming the vehicle into a police cruiser and other vehicles located in the driveway. This caused extensive damage to the police vehicle. When the defendant eventually maneuvered out of the driveway, the defendant drove the vehicle into a ditch and subsequently tried to run away. While the officer attempted to arrest the defendant for possession of a stolen vehicle, the defendant resisted arrest by grappling and struggling with the officer, resulting in scrapes, bruising, and minor bleeding to the officer. The vehicle the defendant drove had extensive ignition damage. At the time this case was filed, the defendant was listed as a fugitive from justice out of Oregon. King County prosecutors argued that he should be held on $75,000 bail. The first appearance judge set bail at $50,000.

These case summaries, which were posted Nov. 28, 2022, are not expected to be updated. To see additional details in each case, go to the KC-Script Portal.