Charges filed by the KCPAO: Wednesday, Oct. 19

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 King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office: Wednesday, Oct. 19

• Assault In The Second Degree (1 charge)
• Assault In The Second Degree — Domestic Violence (3 charges)
• Assault In The Third Degree (2 charges)
• Assault In The Fourth Degree (2 charges)
• Assault In The Fourth Degree — Domestic Violence (1 charge)
• Attempting To Elude A Pursuing Police Vehicle (1 charge)
• Being A Fugitive From Justice (1 charge)
• Burglary in the First Degree — Domestic Violence (1 charge)
• Burglary In The Second Degree (5 charges)
• Child Molestation In The First Degree (1 charge)
• Domestic Violence Felony Violation Of A Court Order (3 charges)
• Felony Harassment (1 charge)
• Harassment (1 charge)
• Human Trafficking In The Second Degree (1 charge)
• Interfering With Domestic Violence Reporting (1 charge)
• Making A False Or Misleading Statement To A Public Servant (1 charge)
• Possession Of Stolen Vehicle (2 charges)
• Promoting Prostitution In The First Degree (1 charge)
• Residential Burglary (2 charges)
• Robbery In The First Degree (1 charge)
• Robbery In The Second Degree (1 charge)
• Theft In The First Degree (1 charge)
• Unlawful Imprisonment — Domestic Violence (2 charges)
• Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree (2 charges)
• Vehicular Homicide (1 charge)
• Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (2 charges: drug delivery — meth; drug delivery — pounds of marijuana in a stolen car)

22–1–00943–4

Promoting Prostitution In The First Degree

In this case, the defendant began sex trafficking a 19-year-old young female victim that he met through social media. The victim developed emotional and romantic feelings for the defendant, who claimed to feel the same way for the victim. Using the lure of making money and having a relationship with him, the defendant quickly introduced the victim to prostitution, something she had never done before. The defendant began posting online ads of the victim on known prostitution websites, provided her with directions to follow, transported her to meet sex buyers, ordered her to make a daily financial quota of $2,000 (which he kept track of by the condoms he gave her), and communicated with sex buyers to set up the dates. At first, the defendant promised the victim that she could keep half of her proceeds, but that was a lie. The defendant ended up keeping most of the money that she had to make for him. The defendant introduced violence, fear, coercion, and manipulation into his relationship with this teenage victim very early on in their relationship. The defendant physically assaulted the victim numerous times when he believed she was disrespecting him. These assaults included lose-fist punches to her face. He choked her within a week of knowing her. The choking pattern continued repeatedly in their relationship. Most of the assaults took place within the defendant’s car. The defendant frequently verbally and emotionally berated the victim as well. Because of this abuse, the victim was forced to engage in commercial sex acts. She was scared about the repercussions of saying no. When online activity was slow, the defendant drove her to Aurora Avenue N., the epicenter of street-based sex trafficking in King County, where he told her to walk the street. On one occasion, the victim was not answering the defendant’s messages and calls. The defendant pulled up alongside of her on Aurora, exited his vehicle, slapped her across the face very hard and ordered her not to ignore him. The defendant would drive past her along Aurora instead of picking her up to go home, despite her crying and expressing to the defendant that she wanted to be done for the day. One two separate occasions this victim tried to leave the defendant. This resulted in the defendant finding her along Aurora; threatening her with a gun that he pointed at her and which she believed he might shoot her with; and chasing her down on foot, grabbing her, and physically dragging her back to his car and ordering her to get inside. The defendant also took advantage of the horrible substance abuse disorder that the victim was living with during time the defendant was sex trafficking her. Fortunately, now, this victim is sober, has two jobs, and is out of the life (of prostitution) that the defendant recruited her into. Despite the victim’s relative stability, she is still very afraid of the defendant. The KCPAO argued that the defendant should be held on $200,000 bail.

22–1–07248–9

Assault In The Third Degree

A Seattle Police officer was attempting to remove the defendant from being a reported trespasser in Belltown when he became combative. While being restrained, the defendant bit the officer’s right arm, causing bleeding and bruising. Defendant then kicked another officer in the side of his ribs. In light of the escalation of violence and force in this matter combined with defendant’s previous Assault in the Fourth Degree conviction (from 2018), the KCPAO argued that he should be held on $20,000 bail.

22–1–06778–7

Assault in the Second Degree

The victim was walking in downtown Seattle when the defendant, who was apparently frustrated that the victim was in his way, produced a knife and stabbed at the victim multiple times. During one of the thrusts, the knife went through the victim’s coat. The defendant then chased the victim and his family when they tried to get away. Fortunately, the victim was not injured. Based on the defendant’s random attack with a knife, the KCPAO believes that he poses a danger to the community and that bail of $100,000 is appropriate.

These case summaries, which were posted Oct. 26, 2022, are not expected to be updated. To see additional details in each case, go to the KC-Script Portal.