A 38-year-old Bremerton man was in Kitsap County Superior Court Oct. 22 charged with a hate crime.
Bail was $290,000. He’s also charged with two counts of second-degree assault involving strangulation. He faces 25 years in prison and $50,000 in fines.
Court records say Kitsap deputies responded at 7 a.m. Oct. 21 to NW Windjammer Court in Bremerton.
One of the juvenile victims alleged his father put a rope around his friend’s neck. Prior to the assault, the man asked the friend if he was bisexual/gay. “Yes, is it a crime to be gay in this house?” the son’s friend asked. He freed himself and ran into the backyard.
The friend alleged that he witnessed the dad assault his son. The dad used a cell phone to record them while telling them to kiss in an attempt to embarrass them. The dad also joked about the friend being a princess. The son alleged his dad chased him around the house and lassoed him around the chest. He also freed himself and went to the backyard.
The mom was not home at the time, but when she returned she showed officers video surveillance equipment. She said there was a gun in the house, and she didn’t like it because there are four children there. The gun was loaded with no safety, and it was accessible to everyone. There was a protection order against the suspect that prohibited him from having a weapon.
The dad said his son and friend were roughhousing all night, having a great time, playing and laughing. He played with them for a while. He said the friend told him his boyfriend likes to tie him up, but the dad said that’s nobody’s business. He was adamant he didn’t assault anyone or ask the friend about his sexual orientation.
Woman assaults officers
A woman who cut off her Department of Corrections monitor and later assaulted two officers was in the Kitsap County Jail in Port Orchard Oct. 19.
Bail was set at $61,000 for the 24-year-old Bremerton woman charged in Superior Court with two counts of third-degree assault. She faces 10 years in prison and $20,000 in fines.
Court records say Bremerton police responded at 10:58 p.m. Oct. 19 to the 1000 block of Morris Street in Bremerton. A mom reported her daughter was using drugs and had cut off her DOC monitor. The suspect shoved one officer three times. Another officer grabbed her to keep her from reaching potential weapons of knives and scissors. But she kicked him in the testicles then the other in the leg. She was handcuffed and put in leg restraints before going to jail.
Baseball bat attack
Bail was set at $250,000 for a 38-year-old Bremerton man charged in Superior Court Oct. 21 with third-degree assault after striking a suspect in the leg with a baseball bat.
He faces five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Court records say Kitsap deputies responded at 10:30 p.m. Oct. 10 to the 3700 block of W. Belfair Valley Road. The suspect swung a baseball bat at the victim, striking him in the lower right leg. They had argued over offensive language against the suspect. The suspect left, but an ex-girlfriend showed officials a text that said he had only meant to frighten the victim.
Trumpet tattoo
A 40-year-old Enumclaw man sent his ex-girlfriend a text with a photo that showed the trumpet tattoo on his hand.
That proved he violated a court order. He was in Superior Court Oct. 22 arrested on a warrant from July for felony domestic violence violation of a court order.
Bail was $100,000. He faces five years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
Court records show at 8:33 p.m. Feb. 18 Kitsap deputies responded to a Port Orchard address. The victim said her ex-boyfriend contacted her despite a court order. She was concerned as she had a new phone and number through Scarlet Road, an organization that helps with human trafficking victims. She said her ex- has friends who are dangerous and involved in that type of crime.
The victim was concerned that her ex- was staying in contact with her daughter for that reason. A text included her ex-boyfriend’s tattoo of a trumpet on his hand. A deputy called the phone number, and said the suspect was lying to him when he denied contacting his ex-girlfriend. He then hung up on the deputy. A warrant was issued for his arrest. He was arrested Oct. 17.
Bail $350K
Bail is set at $350,000 for a 20-year-old Port Orchard man charged with three counts of second degree assault with a deadly weapon in Superior Court Oct. 21.
He faces 30 years in prison and $60,000 in fines. Court records show Port Orchard police responded at 8:46 p.m. Oct. 18 to the 1000 block of Sydney Avenue. The man and a juvenile boy confronted the victim and two friends at the Givens Community Center. The man pointed a pistol at the trio and threatened to shoot them.
Woman arrested
A 40-year-old Suquamish woman charged with taking a motor vehicle was in Superior Court Oct. 21.
She faces five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Bail is $75,000.
Court records say Kitsap deputies responded at almost 1 a.m. Oct. 20 to the 18400 block of 1st Avenue NE in Suquamish. A man who was watching a neighbor’s house while he was in Mexico on vacation saw a woman in the home. He found her rummaging through papers, stating she was looking for car keys. She found them and left.
The owner of the house was contacted and said due to her psychosis and meth use he was scared she would burn his house down if she was not arrested.
