A 62-year-old Miami man was in Kitsap County Superior Court Nov. 18 facing four charges, including attempted murder.
If convicted, he faces life in prison and a $50,000 fine on that charge alone and the same penalty for first-degree assault. He’s also charged with unlawful imprisonment (maximum of 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine); and malicious mischief (1 year, $5,000).
Bail was $500,000.
Court records show Bremerton police responded Nov. 12 at 9:07 p.m. to a motel in the 5000 block of Kitsap Way in Bremerton for an assault with a man hitting a woman 16 times with an aluminum baseball bat. Police found the victim with blood pouring down her face, neck and head, along with a bump on her head that bled into her hair.
She said she arrived home from work and was approached from behind walking to her apartment by her estranged husband with a bat. “I was not gonna allow him to get me to the ground because I feel like he would’ve finished me off,” police report her as saying.
He was yelling at her at the time, and she was screaming. She said the attack was interrupted by two good samaritans who yelled for him to stop. One man chased the attacker away. Security footage at the hotel shows the attack.
The suspect got in a car and almost ran over the witness.
Later, police went to his 91-year-old mother’s home. She is a disabled veteran. They contacted her daughter, who was concerned for her mom’s safety after hearing of the attack. “Find my mother,” she said to detectives.
Talking to the victim, police found out that her estranged husband was a “scammer” who likes to sue people and organizations. He sued her former employer, who then fired her after 20 years.
She filed for divorce, and he started stalking her. On Oct. 28 she went to where he was staying and assaulted her when she wouldn’t change her mind about the divorce. Finally he let her go, and days later he slashed her tires.
The suspect has an extensive criminal history in Virginia, Nevada, South Dakota, Hawaii and Utah for felonies including kidnapping, rape, assault and immoral communications with a minor.
The victim, 60, married the suspect in June. He has drained her resources, isolated her from her family and abused her ever since, police records say.
15 charges
A 32-year-old Bremerton woman was in Kitsap County Superior Court Nov. 15 arrested on 15 charges, including nine for identity theft.
Bail was $190,000.
The charges included: motor vehicle theft (10 years, $20,000 max); possession of stolen vehicle (10 years, $20K); nine counts of identity theft (each 5 years, $10K; two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm (each 5 years, $10K); and forgery (5 years, $10K.)
Court records show Bremerton police Nov. 13 responded to the 1100 block of Dill Way on a search warrant. The suspect was arrested based on previous investigation. Police saw blank driver’s license and identification card templates, ID cards belonging to others, a check in a printer with a blank stack of checks next to it, a shotgun and a rifle, a 9mm pistol, and ammunition in various locations.
Police collected 116 items of evidence inside the 1,082-square-foot residence.
Woman charged
A 36-year-old Bremerton woman was in Superior Court Nov. 14 charged with identity theft.
Bail was $60,000. She faces five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Court records say Kitsap deputies responded at 7:51 p.m. June 4 to the 3000 block of Beach Drive E. The victim said someone tried to cash checks valued at $4,500 and $4,300. The deputy saw the checks were fraud, but the signature was photocopied and identical to the victim’s. A bank employee said the man who cashed the check had a facial tattoo and a thick septum piercing.
The owner of a tree service then said a woman tried to cash a payroll check for $3,650. The suspect had obtained personal information of a victim. Money Tree had a photo of the suspect. The suspect had no proof of employment because she could not provide a pay stub.
Further investigation showed the two suspects arrived at the same time in different cars at Money Tree.
Mom, kids in crash
A 29-year-old Port Orchard woman had a blood alcohol level of .178 when she was driving and got into a crash with her two children.
The woman was in Superior Court Nov. 13 facing three charges. She faces vehicular assault DUI (10 years, $20,000); and two counts of reckless endangerment (1 year, $5,000 each).
Court papers say Kitsap deputies responded Nov. 6 at 9:09 p.m. to SE Burley Olalla Road. The suspect’s vehicle went off the road on a curve and hit a guardrail then a tree before going down a steep ravine. Her children, ages 7 and 9, were in the vehicle. One suffered a spinal fracture, pulmonary contusion and bruised kidney. The mom failed numerous field sobriety tests.
Her lowest breathylzer reading was .178. She was taken to St. Anthony’s Medical Center in Gig Harbor and then to the jail in Port Orchard. Because of a previous DUI she was held without bail. The injured daughter was immobilized on a backboard and taken to Mary Bridge Medical Center in Tacoma. The father picked both kids up there.
$500,000 bail
A 25-year-old Bremerton man was in Superior Court Nov. 18 arrested on a warrant charging him with assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm.
He faces 20 years in prison and $40,000 in fines. Bail was $500,000.
Court records say Kitsap deputies July 13, 2023, responded to a shooting at 1:49 a.m. in the 12000 block of Pintail Lane SW in Silverdale. A man and his daughter were walking a dog when they saw three people involved in a “heated” argument. The man accidentally dropped the leash, and the dog ran at the two men involved in the argument. They threatened to kill the dog, dad and daughter.
They fled, and the dad tripped and fell, then heard a gunshot. He got up, and they kept running.
Deputies interviewed the daughter and said she was in a “fog or state of disbelief.” She said she was pistol-whipped by one of the men and heard up to 15 shots as they fled.
A woman said she awoke to a bang and found two bullet holes in her apartment. Deputies later found the suspect vehicle and caught one man while two others escaped. He was later identified by both victims, but they disagreed on if he had a firearm. A firearm found in the vehicle had been stolen from Bremerton police.
The investigation shows the original argument was about a woman breaking another woman’s items on her car. After reviewing social media, one suspect was located in San Diego. Two people involved flew down there, proving that one had lied. It also says the dog had bit them.
This one suspect has a felony conviction for first-degree robbery.
Brass knuckles
A 73-year-old Bremerton man was in Superior Court Nov. 14 charged with third-degree assault with a weapon (brass knuckles) and fourth-degree assault.
Bail was $112,500. He faces six years in prison and $15,000 in fines.
Court papers say Bremerton police responded at 3:45 p.m. Nov. 13 to the 600 block of National Avenue. An employee was assaulted by a resident. The resident was complaining about his room and said he was a black belt then kicked the man in the hand. Later, the suspect put on a pair of brass knuckles and tried to strike the employee but missed.
Ex-employee upset
A 40-year-old Bremerton man was charged in Superior Court Nov. 12 with four crimes.
They are: attempting to elude (5 years maximum in prison, $10,000 fine); driving under the influence and two counts of vehicle prowl (one year, $5,000 fine for each).
Court records say at 7:17 p.m. Nov. 8 in the 3600 block of Solid Lane W in Bremerton, deputies responded to a suspect-ex employee who broke windows on two vehicles in the employee parking lot. Stolen were medication, paperwork, a purse with $780 cash, credit cards and more. When located, the suspect tried to elude deputies, crashed his vehicle and resisted arrest.
Check fraud
A 61-year-old Seattle man was in Superior Court Nov. 12 charged with first-degree identity theft of over $1,500.
He faces 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Bail was $240,000.
Court records show Suquamish police responded Sept. 10 to the Clearwater Casino. A request came from West Linn, OR to check on electronic checks fraudulently being cashed there. On Sept. 24, looking at casino video, a man and woman suspect were identified. Casino video also shows the license plate of the suspects.
Cigarettes stolen
A 41-year-old Bremerton woman was in Kitsap County Superior Court Nov. 13 charged with residential burglary.
Bail was $155,000. She faces 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
Court records show Bremerton police responded to a burglary at 10:36 a.m. Nov. 12 in the 1000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. A woman stole “Premium” cigarettes and change from a residence. Cameras verified what had happened. The suspect said she used to work for the victim, and he had promised to help pay for her phone. She was also arrested for warrants out of the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.
