WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Bail set for suspect accused of breaking into sleeping family’s home

A judge set bail at $30,000 today for a 20-year-old man arrested after allegedly breaking into a Highland Park home early Saturday, awakening a sleeping family, including David, who shared his firsthand account, saying screams woke him up:

“Uncle David! Uncle David! There’s a man in the house!!!” I shook the sleep out of my eyes, sure that I must have heard incorrectly. The screams continued as I exited my room to find a man inside the home, confronting my niece and her three children ages 1, 3, and 5. I demanded that he leave immediately, but he delayed, as though he was considering his options. Meanwhile, my niece was calling the police on her cell phone. Still the man did not move.

David finally pushed the intruder out of the house and watched him disappear between neighbors’ homes before police arrived. While they searched near his house, he decided to drive a wider circle to look for him, and spotted him near the South Seattle College campus. He called 911 to get that information to police, and that’s where they made the arrest. According to the police report, which we obtained along with documents from today’s bail hearing, “The suspect was not wearing shoes when contacted by officers. The suspect’s shoes were found inside the victim’s residence.” (Blue and white Nike Air Jordans, according to the police report.) Arrest paperwork includes the notation that police would be against releasing the suspect, as he is a convicted felon with a record including robbery, and a weapons history. The King County Jail Register says he spent a month in jail last summer in an assault case; his listed “last known address” is also in Highland Park.

6 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Bail set for suspect accused of breaking into sleeping family's home"

  • Mark November 20, 2017 (10:40 pm)

    Very scary situation.  Its good no one got hurt this time.  Lets hope there is no next time!

  • BlairJ November 21, 2017 (12:02 pm)

    Is there any mention of what the intruder’s method was to break into the home?

  • Christopher November 21, 2017 (3:49 pm)

    By all means the judge should expedite his bail for prompt release.  Seattle, you have the one party government you voted for.

    • WSB November 21, 2017 (4:14 pm)

      Not clear what you’re commenting on; there has been no motion for bail reduction and the suspect is still in custody today, according to the jail register. Regarding “one party,” the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office – a county office, not city – will decide on charges; it’s headed by a Republican.

  • ACG November 21, 2017 (4:53 pm)

    How scary. I’m so glad everyone is safe and the guy was caught!!

  • D November 21, 2017 (9:13 pm)

    Yikes. I’m glad the family is ok. Sounds like we need some stricter laws on repeat convicts to prevent this from happening again. 

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