A 39-year-old man reportedly attacked another man in a Kent Station shopping center restroom because the man was taking too long using the toilet stall.<\/p>\n
The attack occurred early Saturday afternoon, March 12, in the restroom on the east end of Kent Station, 417 Ramsay Way.<\/p>\n
“(A 26-year-old man) was using a downtown bathroom, when the suspect, who was angered because he was taking too long, attacked him with a machete,” according to a March 17 Kent Police statement.<\/p>\n
The man sustained severe injuries but has been released from the hospital, according to Police Chief Rafael Padilla.<\/p>\n
Three Kent officers arrived at the scene within minutes and treated the man. They placed three tourniquets on the victim to stop his heavy bleeding, according to a police statement. Medical aid arrived a few minutes later to take over and paramedics transported the man to a hospital.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the man with the machete fled the scene before police arrived. A witness came forward to say he watched the suspect flee and gave a description of the event.<\/p>\n
A K-9 unit located items that appeared to belong to the suspect, including a weapon that had been tossed on the ground, according to police. A detective located video footage from the shopping center and sent out a photo of the suspect to other officers. Another officer recognized the suspect in the photo from previous arrests and notified detectives of his identity. The suspect did not have a stable address, so locating him became a top priority, police said.<\/p>\n
On March 14, police received information about the suspect’s location. Four officers responded to an area that was challenging logistically and dangerous to approach, according to police. They found the suspect, a 39-year-old man, hiding at the location. Even though the suspect was armed when they approached, and other occupants were also armed, the suspect was taken into custody without incident.<\/p>\n
Detectives are continuing to collect evidence, interview witnesses and put the heavy work into filing this felony assault case with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, police said.<\/p>\n
Padilla, in his Public Safety report March 15 to the City Council, said despite the violent incident Kent Station remains a safe place to be. He said police work with the management team at the shopping center and that it recently hired a new security manager.<\/p>\n
“We will step up patrols there as well,” Padilla said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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