SEATTLE — The 58-year-old man implicated of stabbing a dog walker at Ursula Judkins View Point on Monday early morning in Seattle’s Magnolia area had a look prior to a King County judge Tuesday afternoon.
Prosecutors argued that the man be hung on $150,000 bail, however the judge reduced it to $15,000.
New possible cause files from the authorities state that the suspect stabbed the 62-year-old victim and triggered an injury deep enough to strike his ribs.
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“What we showed the court today, was that we believed this habits is definitely worrying and a threat,” Casey McNerthney with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office informed KOMO.
The possible cause files state:
The victim specified he was at the Ursula Judkins Viewpoint Park with his girlfriend/partner, and they were walking their dog, a Rottweiler, as they do almost every day. Based on witness declarations, the suspect got in the park from the east, heading to the west. The victim’s partner remained in an open field with their dog, who was off-leash. Once the dog saw the suspect, he approached the suspect and started barking. However, the victim and all witnesses specify the dog was no closer than 30-20ft from the suspect. The suspect made a stabbing movement in the air. The victim directed his partner and their dog to go behind a van the suspect was standing in front of to prevent the suspect. The van was inhabited by among the witnesses.
They go on to state:
As the victim’s partner and dog were moving away, the victim relocated to challenge the suspect. One witness mentions the suspect got in the suspect’s face. The victim specified he faced the suspect and said, ‘Where you attempting to stab my dog?’ To which the suspect reacted, ‘If he manages me I’ll stick him!’
The victim informed the suspect the dog was no place near him. The victim said the suspect then punched him in the chest. When the victim took a look at the suspect’s hand, the suspect was holding a knife. The knife was explained by the witnesses as a little “silver blade with a black deal with.”
The victim then looked down at his chest, where the suspect made contact, and saw a hole in his t-shirt. The victim then questioned to himself if the suspect had actually simply stabbed him. The victim brought up his t-shirt and saw a laceration in his chest. By this time, the suspect had actually moved away. The victim
“We believe there’s probable cause for felony assault, which the court agreed with,” McNerthney said. However, what the King County Judge did not agree with was the bail amount.
The judge cited that the suspect was “unnerved by the approach of the dog. It isn’t a situation where that was an unprovoked attack where the defendant simply approached a random person and engaged in violence,” nevertheless due to the nature of the charge, the judge chose the suspect needs to be hung on bail.
The defense likewise argued that the man just has a ‘no legitimate license on individual, conviction from 1992. Officials with Harborview specified that the victim was launched from the healthcare facility.
Formal charges, in this case, might occur by the end of the week.
KOMO News has actually not called the suspect since he has actually not been charged yet.
