CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Crime Stoppers joins the search for David Williford

We first told you last Wednesday about 38-year-old David C. Williford, who is on the run after state Department of Corrections officers discovered he’d removed a monitoring device and left the North Admiral home where they’d gone to arrest him. We checked with a DOC spokesperson this morning and they say Williford is still missing. But they also say Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound has joined the search. Crime Stoppers offers a reward for tips that lead to arrests. Willford has a history documented in news stories like this one, with animal-abuse convictions and sex-abuse allegations plea-bargained to assault. The DOC says he was out on “community custody” (our state’s term for parole) when officers sought to arrest him on a warrant related to a case involving an alleged sex crime involving a family member. If you know where he is right now, call 911; otherwise, the DOC recommends calling Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477),” adding: “Crime Stoppers tips reach investigative teams in a timely manner.” You can submit an anonymous tip online too, as explained here.

Alki resident May 12, 2025 (1:54 pm)

Funny how they ask you to help find him but yet release him once he’s been These judges need to do better. He obviously a danger to society and now he’s been missing for days. Who’s feeding and sheltering him?

K May 12, 2025 (3:31 pm)

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Once again, the judges are following the law. The legislature dictates sentencing guidelines.
- Alki resident May 12, 2025 (3:53 pm)
  
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  Once again, the judges are making decisions that are affecting people’s lives. We need to vote better. This is getting old fast.
- Oerthehillz May 12, 2025 (4:03 pm)
  
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  I was told by a professional in the system that judges in fact can make some of their own decisions. They do have some space for their own choices, of how to proceed.
- Johnny Stulic May 12, 2025 (4:17 pm)
  
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  Does the legislature also dictate plea-bargaining multiple child rape to simple assault too?
  - K May 12, 2025 (7:40 pm)
    
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    No, that’s the prosecutor’s decision. Still not the judge.
- Mike May 12, 2025 (4:18 pm)
  
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  Once again, the judges are the ones picking what they feel is the applicable law and how much they want to enforce it. They COULD use the full extent of the law and keep guys like this out of public and prevent more victims from being harmed.
  - K May 12, 2025 (7:41 pm)
    
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    There’s only one sentencing grid. There are not multiple applicable laws for sentencing. The full extent of the law is written by the legislature.

Terry May 12, 2025 (3:05 pm)

I guess an ankle bracelet is sufficient to contain a child rapist.

Alan McKeough May 12, 2025 (4:51 pm)

How do we donate to increase the award on this guy?

Once again May 12, 2025 (6:04 pm)

To reiterate a point made on the original post – how the hell was a criminal child rapist allowed to live within blocks of an elementary school??!! Under the watch of his mother?! With little to no notice given to the multiple families who lived nearby?! This is disgusting. Who are these laws protecting?

KV May 12, 2025 (8:40 pm)

Id hope he’s never welcomed by his mother back into our community. Sorry, not sorry. Neighbors should kindly voice their disapproval to the homeowner. People who hurt animals and children should never ever be free.