Charges filed by the KCPAO: Tuesday, Aug. 2

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: Tuesday, Aug. 2:

· Assault In The Second Degree — Domestic Violence (2 charges)

· Assault In The Fourth Degree — Domestic Violence (1 charge)

· Attempted Arson In The First Degree (1 charge)

· Attempted Residential Burglary (1 charge)

· Attempting To Elude A Pursuing Police Vehicle (3 charges)

· Burglary In The Second Degree (2 charges)

· Domestic Violence Felony Violation Of A Court Order (1 charge)

· Hit And Run (1 charge)

· Identity Theft in the First Degree (2 charges)

· Interfering With Domestic Violence Reporting (1 charge)

· Rape In The First Degree (1 charge)

· Rape In The Second Degree (1 charge)

· Residential Burglary (1 charge)

· Residential Burglary — Domestic Violence (2 charges)

· Resisting Arrest (1 charge)

· Robbery In The First Degree (1 charge)

· Theft In The First Degree (2 charges)

· Theft Of Motor Vehicle (1 charge)

· Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the Second Degree (1 charge)

22–1–06708–6

Attempted Residential Burglary

From the charging documents:

In the case at hand, the victim woke up to noise outside his window at 4 am. He checked his security cameras and saw the victim attempting to get into his home through both windows and doors and he crossed over into the victim’s yard. Police soon arrived and found the defendant nearby. The defendant has an active warrant out of Tacoma Municipal court and more than 20 lifetime warrants. The KCPAO argued that he’s unlikely to return to court if released and should be held in jail on $10,000 bail. A judge agreed on the bail amount.

22–1–02152–3

Rape in the First Degree

Rape in the Second Degree

From the charging documents:

This case involves the defendant targeting vulnerable women who are transient and/or drug addicted in order to isolate them and rape them. Given the facts contained in the Certification, the State asks that this court issue pretrial sexual assault protection orders, an order to surrender weapons, and bail as currently requested. the State asks that this court set bail in the amount of $350,000.00 based upon the likelihood the defendant will commit a violent offense or fail to appear in response to a summons. [This case was referred to prosecutors on Aug. 2 and charged that day.]

22–1–04452–3

Burglary in the Second Degree

From the charging documents handled by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s High Priority Repeat Offender group:

The defendant was released at 9:13 p.m. [after posting bond on a $50,000 bail amount, and roughly a half hour after being released] forced the door open and gained access to [the victim’s downtown Seattle office] suite, causing $3,000 worth of damage. The defendant then proceeded to kick in the double doors to [the victim company’s] technology room. When security arrived minutes later, the defendant ran around the office suite and fled down a stairwell, dropping a box of laptops worth $8,000.00. King County Prosecutors requested $100,000 bail as the defendant is unlikely to appear in response to a summons and is likely to interfere with the administration of justice and/or witnesses. On July 27, three days before this incident, the defendant was charged with nine counts of Burglary in the Second Degree and one count of Attempted Burglary in the Second Degree for a plethora of commercial burglaries around Seattle (Cause № 22–1–04082–0 SEA). The fact the defendant burglarized the same victim within a mere thirty minutes after release [by posting bond on his $50,000 bail amount] demonstrates a blatant disregard for the law, the courts, and for the victims in this case. The defendant has shown he will interfere with the administration of the justice and will continue to have contact with victim if he is released. The defendant has a pending fugitive case, also filed by King County Prosecutors on July 27 (Causse № 522FG0082), that alleges the defendant was charged with Grand Theft from a Person in San Mateo, California, on November 5, 2020, and fled the state of California.

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.