Charges filed by the KCPAO: Tuesday, June 14

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 information about the kind of cases we handle.

Charges filed by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

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

· Attempted Identity Theft in the First Degree (5 charges)

· Attempting To Elude A Pursuing Police Vehicle (1 charge)

· Being A Fugitive From Justice (1 charge)

· Burglary In The Second Degree (3 charges)

· Escape In The Second Degree (1 charge)

· Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (2 charges)

· Felony Harassment — Domestic Violence (1 charge)

· Felony Harassment (3 charges)

· Identity Theft in the Second Degree (4 charges)

· Identity Theft in the Second Degree (3 charges)

· Possessing Stolen Property In The Second Degree (1 charge)

· Possession Of Stolen Vehicle (1 charge)

· Residential Burglary (1 charge)

· Robbery In The First Degree (1 charge)

· Theft In The Second Degree (1 charge)

· Theft In The Third Degree (1 charge)

· Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (possession with intent — meth) (1 charge)

22–1–03695–4

Theft in the Second Degree

From the charging documents:

On June 10, 2022, the defendant entered [the downtown Seattle] Nordstrom and was recognized by loss prevention staff as a chronic and repeat shoplifter. He was seen walking around the children’s clothing area acting nervous and looking around rapidly. Shortly thereafter, the defendant left the store without any merchandise. Less than five minutes later the defendant returned to the store and was seen in the women’s clothing section. He selected a Nordstrom shopping bag and put his coat inside of it. Next, the defendant was seen by Nordstrom staff picking up a dress valued at $2,660 and concealing it in the shopping bag before exiting the store without paying for the dress. He was stopped by loss prevention staff and the dress was recovered from his bag. The defendant has an extensive history of convictions for theft related crimes. He has felony convictions for Organized Retail Theft in the Second Degree (2019, 2019), Theft in the First Degree (2013, 2011, 2011, 2007, 2006), Theft in the Second Degree (2013), Burglary in the Second Degree (2012, 2012), Possession of Stolen Property in the Second Degree (2009), and Residential Burglary (2009). The defendant also has multiple misdemeanor convictions.

Note: This is one of two felony cases involving Nordstrom filed Tuesday by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. In this theft case, the KCPAO asked the judge to hold the defendant on $50,000 bail, arguing that he has conviction history that includes violence and a history of 32 warrants. The first appearance judge set bail at $1,000.

22–1–03952–0

Felony Harassment (two charges)

From the charging documents:

The [King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office] requests that the Court set bail in the amount of $200,000.00, based on the likelihood that the defendant will commit a violent offense. The defendant, a student at Juanita High School, posted a threatening message on his Instagram account referencing the recent Uvalde, Texas school shooting. The post caused fear for dozens of students and parents. After the original post, the defendant made direct threats to a number of students, including, “if you stay out of line you’ll end up like those kids in Uvalde,” and, “I’m suggesting I should kill you.” In these communications, the defendant indicated that his father had a gun and sent a photograph of a shotgun and rifle cases. In an interview with detectives, the defendant said that the purpose of the original Instagram post was to scare people, that he had a list of people he wanted to get rid of, that he wanted to harm people individually, and he mentioned having a gun in his fantasies. Based on the defendant’s statements to students and law enforcement, it’s obvious that he poses an extreme risk to the named victims, other students, school employees, and the general public.

22–1–03343–2

Burglary in the Second Degree

From the charging documents:

In this case, the victim called 911 after spotted an unknown man on his security camera inside his closed restaurant. Police arrived and found the defendant inside the restaurant. He had staged several items to be taken and had damaged the inside of the front door. The defendant also refuses to follow court orders. He has a PC finding for Robbery in the second degree and a pending theft charge out of the city of Seattle. He has also had 2 warrants this year on an Assault 4 charge.

22–1–04067–6

Burglary in the Second Degree

The defendant is charged with breaking into a business June 10 in the 1900 block of Rainier Avenue South and stealing power tools. Police were told the suspect was captured on video. According to the charging documents, the defendant has another case currently pending in King County Superior Court: 22–1–01478–1 (Attempted Burglary in the Second Degree); the Northwest Community Bail Fund posted bond on that matter, he subsequently failed to appear for arraignment, a bench warrant was issued, and he was booked on that bench warrant when he was arrested for the new offense. He remained in custody at the time the new felony case was filed.

Note: The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office field this case with a warrant request.

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