WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Man arrested near school in stolen pickup with drugs, gun

Seattle Police have arrested a man found in the stolen pickup shown above near Highland Park Elementary, passed out, partly unclothed, with drugs and a loaded gun. They say people at the school and in the neighborhood reported the man around 7:40 am for “lewd conduct” at 11th/Cloverdale. Officers found the 26-year-old man, a convicted felon, inside the pickup “which appeared to have been spray-painted white,” with his pants pulled down. His girlfriend was trying to wake him up. After learning the pickup was stolen, they arrested him, and a subsequent search turned up what SPD lists as “a 24-gram brick of cocaine, 115 grams of methamphetamine in individual baggies, a 55-gram rock of methamphetamine, 149 fentanyl pills, and ammunition.”

He’s currently in the King County Jail. Court records show he’s already awaiting trial on four King County charges from 2020 and 2021 – 2 cases of attempting to elude police, one of possessing a stolen car, one of possessing drugs.

Jethro Marx November 30, 2022 (5:03 pm)

What’s the story on that pistol?

M November 30, 2022 (5:19 pm)

The wear on the slide doesn’t appear to match the grip. Maybe stolen parts with a new fcu?

McGruff November 30, 2022 (5:46 pm)

Let’s see: awaiting trial on 4 different charges, and they decided to still turn him loose after being arrested for the 4th time??? You gotta love King Co.’s ‘revolving door’ system for dealing with crooks!

Mayham November 30, 2022 (6:06 pm)

I’m sure that gun was registered to him right

WSB November 30, 2022 (6:20 pm)

Don’t know who it was registered to but I asked SPD and it was not in the system as stolen.
- Jethro Marx December 1, 2022 (11:23 am)
  
  I was actually wondering if it could be a Polymer80 (semi-homemade) piece but probably not if it had a serial number they could run.
Alki resident November 30, 2022 (7:45 pm)

No he’s a felon so it wouldn’t be registered to him.
WS Guy November 30, 2022 (7:48 pm)

Guns are not registered to people. Did he have a CPL? If not he may not have stored it properly in a locked container, unloaded and in storage per the law and then he’d be in big trouble.
- Alki resident November 30, 2022 (8:37 pm)
  
  WS Guy, we are an FFL and guns are registered to the owner once you pass the background. Doesn’t matter about a CPL, he’s a felon and can’t get a CPL nor a gun legally.

TM November 30, 2022 (6:18 pm)

Seem like a real upstanding guy

Mrs. Myrtle November 30, 2022 (7:08 pm)

The girlfriend was just an innocent party in this incident? Also, I always find it interesting to see a 26 year old described as a “man.” While certainly technically accurate, a 26 year old found passed out with his pants down in a car is still a boy; a lost boy. Maybe a “young man,” but not yet a “man.”

Rache December 1, 2022 (2:13 am)

Yep, a 26-year-old “lost boy” who’s a convicted felon with a loaded gun, ammo, a 24-gram brick of cocaine, 115 grams of methamphetamine in individual baggies, a 55-gram rock of methamphetamine, 149 fentanyl pills. And near an elementary school.I hope you’re being sarcastic.
WW Resident December 1, 2022 (11:22 am)

Gee, that’s weird. At 26, I was a man with a job and my own place, paying my bills and taxes and being fully responsible for myself. Give me a break with this!!

justthinking November 30, 2022 (7:12 pm)

I remember about 6 weeks ago multiple people talking about a white truck with a creepy guy in West Seattle following them. I wonder if this is the same person. (reference: )https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/xy8rex/potential_trafficking_scenario_or_just_a_creep/

WSB November 30, 2022 (8:29 pm)

That same report was published here, with more information. Description does not seem to match, particularly “mid-40s” ,,,
https://westseattleblog.com/2022/10/reader-reports-followed-by-suspicious-driver-auto-accessories-stolen/

Bmc November 30, 2022 (7:37 pm)

Omg – so disheartening…

HS November 30, 2022 (8:23 pm)

Thanks to everyone that reported him to the police and to the police for arresting. Just that one person had the means to kill over 70 people, not to mention the drug distribution.

Tim November 30, 2022 (9:10 pm)

that’s right up the street and where walk by daily. I have reported several vehicles over the last few weeks on all sides of the park. With the RV encampments continually shifting from one area of WS to the other – the instances of this type of crime is occurring significantly more frequently. tim d

MyThruppence November 30, 2022 (10:23 pm)

Until the pressures of vehicle anti-encampment measures (move every 72 hours) collide with their other lawless behaviors, then just as in this case, it’s off too the Graybar Hotel. They will eventually learn, and either find a more amenable jurisdiction to utterly trash, or wind up in jail in this one. Good riddance to all scofflaws either way tbh.

1994 November 30, 2022 (10:34 pm)

Time to keep him in jail and keep the rest of us safe.

balderdash November 30, 2022 (11:56 pm)

Well, having your pants pulled down seems perfectly normal behavior, as well as being passed out, with all those things in there. Perfectly normal. Buncha drugs, ammo, clip, firearm. Meth, cocaine, eluding the police, and…. a stolen vehicle. Quite the party going on at his location

whatstheword December 1, 2022 (3:44 am)

Thank god they busted this guy the picture taken where the truck was is literally 50 feet from the school. That’s horrible considering that these drug runners and dealers are getting out of hand around the whitecenter/highland park/Westwood area. Guns near schools drug activitys and idiots in cars harassing the neighborhood. These criminals don’t care it’s so obviously illegal what is going on, get these scum bags clean they got problems and yes they are wrong. They are not innocent victims of drugs they chose their path so they need to get clean and stop doing this bull s–t

homeopathy pot December 1, 2022 (3:59 am)

Clean up the neighborhood. This is a huge problem guns and drugs obviously this community needs healing not more problems. These criminals are so bad y’all think they will just go away they come over this way just to be idiots

Marcus December 1, 2022 (6:02 am)

The man needs to go away in prison for a very long time. Maybe after about 20 years he will earn the right to be free.

flimflam December 1, 2022 (7:37 am)

thats a lot of drugs. Let’s hope he actually serves some time.

AL December 1, 2022 (7:45 am)

Lucky Break! Good going falling asleep in your stolen truck. Whoops.

Carol December 1, 2022 (9:14 am)

“he’s already awaiting trial on four King County charges from 2020 and 2021 – 2 cases of attempting to elude police, one of possessing a stolen car, one of possessing drugs.” ……. yet another repeat offender let out to destroy civil society.