SEATTLE — A 37-year-old man who police say stabbed 5 individuals in Seattle in broad daylight Friday and presumably 4 others the day earlier than made his first court docket look Saturday the place a decide ordered him held on $2 million bail.
“People who live in and travel to the Chinatown-International District deserve to feel safe and be safe,” King County Prosecuting Lawyer Leesa Manion stated after the decide discovered possible trigger to carry the person on 5 counts of first-degree assault.
9 felony convictions
In setting the excessive bail quantity, the decide famous that the person had a warrant out for his arrest. He additionally has 9 felony convictions in Washington, together with 4 automotive thefts, possession of stolen property, theft and tried housebreaking, in response to the possible trigger report.
The case continues to be underneath investigation and has not been referred to the King County Prosecuting Lawyer’s Workplace for a charging choice, spokesperson Casey McNerthney stated Saturday. The workplace expects to obtain the case by Thursday, he stated.
4 of the 5 victims have been taken to Harborview Medical Middle on Friday. One man who was in essential situation was upgraded to critical, whereas two others stay in critical situation within the Intensive Care Unit, Susan Gregg, spokesperson for the hospital, stated Saturday. One other male affected person was in passable situation, she added.
Police stated they recovered two knives dirty with what seemed to be blood within the parking zone the place the person was arrested. A 3rd knife was lodged in a sufferer’s again when he was taken to the hospital, court docket data stated.
Seattle police stated they imagine the person was additionally concerned in at the very least 4 different stabbings in the identical space on Thursday. He match the descriptions of the suspect and the assaults have been additionally random, like Friday’s assaults. Extra costs could also be added, police stated.
Police used witness descriptions to take the person into custody. He had what seemed to be blood on his palms and sneakers, police stated.