Criminal Assault

Snohomish Prosecutor Refutes Three-Strikes Rumor

Victory in Immigration Court

Seattle Crime Up 2%

Supremes Say Fear of Violence Counts in Court

Is He Innocent?

News Clips— Mardi Gras: Video verdicts

Shoe-Thrower Gets Three Years. Huh? Compare That With Seattle's Famous Assault Case.

Where is the outrage in this country over the treatment of Iraq's most famous shoe-thrower? First, the television reporter who narrowly missed hitting President George W. Bush last December gets hauled away and roughed up, his cries audible even as Bush, perfectly fine, continued speaking. Today Mun ... More >>

Blow or No?

Where is the outrage in this country over the treatment of Iraq's most famous shoe-thrower? First, the television reporter who narrowly missed hitting President George W. Bush last December gets hauled away and roughed up, his cries audible even as Bush, perfectly fine, continued speaking. Today Mun ... More >>

Accused Cop-Assaulter DV One Is Still Waiting for His Day in Court

His attorney wants to put a racially imbalanced system on trial.

Not the Only One

Accused—some say wrongfully—of assaulting a police officer, DV One has a history of not seeing eye to eye with the cops.

Doctor Discipline

Convicted of assault, a kink aware AIDSHIV physician could lose his license.

Strike the Law?

The state House is considering changes to Three Strikes and You're Out.

Drawn Behind Bars

Antjuan Oden used his art to survive prison; prosecutors used it to help send him there.

Days of our nights

Antjuan Oden used his art to survive prison; prosecutors used it to help send him there.

Issues under attack

Antjuan Oden used his art to survive prison; prosecutors used it to help send him there.

Brawling with a badge

Misbehaving deputies have got Sheriff Dave Reichert handing out a string of dismissals.

Buffalo Madonna and DJ Darwin Speak Out on Being Found Not Guilty

Kyle JohnsonYesterday, a jury found local DJ, Ty Finnan, better known as DJ Darwin of the group Mad Rad, not guilty of gross misdemeanor assault stemming from a much publicized fight at Neumos on January 12th, 2009. I spoke with Terry Radjaw about the situation yesterday and he was excited to know t ... More >>

Ichiro to Red Sox Outfielder, Via Translator: I'm Going to Mess With Your House

Last summer, after Ichiro gave the American League All-Stars yet another nasty, foul-mouthed, delivered-in-English pep talk, we imagined the diminutive outfielder as The Chappelle Show's Silky Johnston (aka the Player Hater of the Year), training his acerbic wit on his disappointing teammates. This ... More >>

Rookie NFL Linebacker Found Dead in Port Orchard

​Tony Fein was a linebacker from the University of Mississippi who was recently cut by the Baltimore Ravens. He was also an Iraq War vet who played his high school ball at South Kitsap High. And this morning, Fein was found dead at 27 in a friend's house near Port Orchard. "There were no obvi ... More >>

The Maurice Clemmons Case: Finger Pointing and Political Squabbling Overlook the 'Little Picture'

Clemmons​You can read dueling reports this morning on whose justice system is responsible for the deaths of four Lakewood police officers. The P-I's Joel Connelly says it's ex-Arkansas Gov. and presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee, who once commuted the sentence of future alleged cop killer Mau ... More >>

For an Army Ranger Accused of Stabbing a Man in Olympia, It's Right Back to Work

Image from KIRO TVSanchez--no desk job for him?​When there's allegations of misbehavior against cops, the officers involved will usually be put on some kind of administrative leave while the case is investigated. They're not sent back onto the street with gun and baton. Different story, it s ... More >>

Avoid QFC Wally World for Now

​If you want to avoid the early Christmas present of an assault and battery charge, don't shop at the Wallingford QFC for now. In the middle of a complete remodel, many aisles are jammed with carts chock full of comestibles being rearranged onto shelves and in the freezers. Don't even attempt ... More >>

Chalk Outlines: Victim in Leschi Stabbing Dies, Suspect Taken Into Custody

View Larger Map Seattle's crime stats pale in comparison to other, comparably populated cities. And yet on certain evenings, the town feels on par crime-wise with the worst of the country's urban hellscapes. Case in point: four people were stabbed last night in four separate incidents. One of the ... More >>

15-Year-Old Girl Beaten While Security Guards Watch

In the video above, keep your eye on the girl in the white shirt and scarf. She's 15 years old, waiting for a bus in the tunnel at Westlake Center and on the lookout for a group of 10 teens who just harassed her at Macy's. When she first notices the group coming for her off-screen, the victim ins ... More >>

Apparently, Punching a Restaurant Critic in the Face is Not Against the Law (At Least in Albany)

My question: Why is that dude's head so big?​This just in from the Times Union in Albany, New York: A town justice, citing a series of what she said were prosecutorial missteps by the Albany County district attorney's office, has thrown out assault charges against a professional fighter who w ... More >>

Taxi Driver Kidnaps 19-Year-Old Woman, Tries to Assault Her in West Seattle

West Seattle BlogPolice taking the suspect into custody at his West Seattle apartment.​Last night a 33-year-old taxi driver approached a 19-year-old woman at the intersection of 23rd and Jackson. Driving a car he said he'd recently stolen from a "friend," the cabbie told the victim he had a gu ... More >>

Seattle is Already Being Sued For a Previous Jaywalking Stop Gone Bad

​The video was disturbing, yeah. But as Nina reported earlier, there's a long history among Seattle cops of jaywalking enforcement turning ugly. And depending on the outcome of a pending trial, that history could cost the city financially.

Police: Dallas Smith Stabs Man for Calling Her Feet 'Smelly'

​Dallas Smith made two key errors in judgment on the September night in which she allegedly stabbed a fellow partygoer. First, she overestimated her ability to perform a gymnastic maneuver. Then she took extraordinary offense to the kind of "insult" that wouldn't even make a second-grader blin ... More >>

Rep. Geoff Simpson Loses Election, Gets Two Years Probation For Domestic Violence

​The bad news for Geoff Simpson is that he has to spend the next two years on probation for a domestic violence charge. The good news is that after losing his reelection bid to the Washington House of Representatives to Republican Mark Hargrove, he'll have plenty of time to concentrate on goin ... More >>

Shandy Cobane, Seattle PD's "Mexican Piss" Stomper, Under New Investigation For Allegedly Choking Suspect

​The video of Seattle Police Officer Shandy Cobane telling a face-down Martin Monetti that he will "beat the fucking Mexican piss" out of him, before stomping on his head, was an instant viral hit. Unfortunately, no one had a camera a week later when one David Rengo says the officer choked him ... More >>

OK, Will Someone Who Was at Studio Seven On Friday Night Please Tell Me What Happened

Mace? A broken wall? Friday night at Studio Seven. Via SeaTimes: Several people were treated for injuries after a fight broke out early Saturday morning at a nightclub in the 100 block of South Horton Street, Seattle police said. Police said several people were assaulted, including one man who wa ... More >>

Jack McCauley Christy, Seattle Cabbie, Charged With Crashing Into Man With Taxi For Complaining About His Driving

​Jack McCauley Christy drives a cab in Seattle for a living. So if a man insults his driving, that man insults his livelihood. And according to police, when you insult Jack Chisty's livelihood, you get run over by it.

Jack McCauley Christy, Seattle Cabbie, Charged With Crashing Into Man With Taxi For Complaining About His Driving

​Jack McCauley Christy drives a cab in Seattle for a living. So if a man insults his driving, that man insults his livelihood. And according to police, when you insult Jack Christy's livelihood, you get run over by it.

Mike Herrera

​Jack McCauley Christy drives a cab in Seattle for a living. So if a man insults his driving, that man insults his livelihood. And according to police, when you insult Jack Christy's livelihood, you get run over by it.

Harold C. Donald, Shoreline Assault Suspect, Arrested Afer Giving Mom a Bloodstained Robe He Took From Victim

​In the history of terrible Christmas presents--from fruitcakes and vacuum cleaners to toasters and coupons for back-rubs--nothing holds a candle to what Harold C. Donald of Shoreline apparently gave his mama (well, maybe this).

Michelle D. Hawn, Vancouver, Wash., Bipolar Woman, Gets 15 Months in Prison for Vacuum Cleaner Attack

​Michelle D. Hawn handles a mean Dirt Devil.

Seattle Police Use-of-Force Accusations Grow with New Cases and Video; the List so Far

Diaz​With yet another Seattle police video surfacing from an alleged excessive-force case, the number of high-profile incidents fom 2008 through 2010 has now grown beyond a dozen. Most are still under police or court review including ten caught on tape. All could become part of an ongoing c ... More >>

Valery Lee Podsobinski, Oregon Mom, Arrested for Getting Children High and Beating Them With Belts and Spoons

​It's not clear whether Valery Podsobinski, a 45-year-old mom from Talent, Ore., allegedly fed her children pot-laced snacks then beat them with household objects, or the other way around. Actually, it doesn't really matter. If police are right and she did either of those things, then she's un ... More >>

Carl Everett, Ex-Mariners Outfielder and Dinosaur Denier, Arrested for Pulling Gun on Wife

​Former Mariners outfielder Carl Everett doesn't believe in anything that's not specifically addressed in the Bible. Dinosaurs, for example, "didn't exist," as he told Sports Illustrated back in 2000. So by that logic, the fact that he supposedly pulled out a gun and put it to his wife's head ... More >>

Judge to SPD: "I Have Not Seen a Case This Poorly Prepared or Investigated in My 22 Years on the Bench"

Shandy Cobane: still one of the worst people in the world.​Such was the admonishment that King County Judge Joan DuBuque handed out to the Seattle Police Department and King County prosecutors last week when she dismissed the assault-of-an-officer case against David Rengo, the man accused of " ... More >>

Judge on SPD Officer James Lee Kicking Teen: "It Was Completely Understandable"

​Seattle Police Officer James Lee was just "protecting his buddy" when he kicked the crap out of an unarmed and compliant teenager in a convenience store last October. In fact, doing so was "completely understandable."

Garth Haynes, SPD Officer Caught on Tape Kicking Suspect, Charged with Assault by City Attorney Pete Holmes

​It would appear that Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes is setting a new precedent. Kick someone in the head for no good reason and you will be charged with assault--whether you're a sworn police officer or not.

Teen Stabs Man to Death While Protecting Uncle, Finds Out Afterward That Man Is His Father

​It was dark. Two men were fighting in the driveway. One of them had a crowbar. Thinking fast, a 17-year-old boy--the nephew of the man without the crowbar--grabbed a knife and ran outside to protect his uncle. Shortly afterward, when the assailant lay dying from nine stab wounds delivered ... More >>

Jack Parlin, Alaska Man, Accused of Gnawing on Crewman's Arm After Plane Lands at Sea-Tac

Image Source​Hands down, the worst part about commercial air travel is the landing. Your plane touches down, you taxi to the gate, and then . . . interminable waiting. Your legs and back are sore, you have to pee, you're tired and hungry--the experience can try the patience of even the most re ... More >>

Everett Man Arrested for Stabbing Musician Who Played the Wrong Song

​Musicians don't like to get booed. No doubt, however, that if faced with the choice of being heckled or stabbed, they're going to chose the boos every time.

Zane Nixon, Pierce County Juvenile Detention Officer, Arrested for Rape and Gropings

​For weeks the composite sketch seen to the right was the best description Pierce County Sheriff's Deputies had of a suspect wanted for a series of sexual assaults in the Parkland area. Now the cops say that they have their man, and he's one of the county's own.

Faribah Maradiaga, Anger Management Student, Fails to Manage Anger, Stabs a 'Bitch', Inspires a Lawsuit

​On the list of offenses that can get someone a failing grade in anger-management class, stabbing another student ranks pretty damn high.

Ondrell Harding: Suspected Killer Goes Free, Gets Arrested for Bus Stop Assault

​On July 23, Ondrell Harding allegedly beat 51-year-old Anthony Matthews to death as Matthews' wife and 11-year-old son looked on in horror. Harding was arrested for murder but never charged with the crime. Now he's accused of pummeling a man at a bus stop in another senseless act of violence.

Seahawks Home Season Ended With a Knockout -- To a Cop

​The madcap fan accused of knocking out a Seattle police officer -- on Christmas Eve no less -- during the final home game of the Seattle Seahawks season has been charged with felony assault. Things could have been worse for the downed officer had it not been for a San Francisco 49ers fan.

Ondrell Harding Sentenced for Bus Stop Beating, But May Have Gotten Away With Murder

​Last time we checked on Ondrell Harding, the 22-year-old aspiring gangsta rapper was due in court on charges that he pummeled a man at a south Seattle bus stop. Harding eventually pleaded guilty to the assault charge and was sentenced last week, but he has still managed to avoid prosecution f ... More >>