A Kent man and a Renton man each pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Kent to first-degree robbery charges in connection with an alleged drug deal gone bad Jan. 15 near a Kent apartment complex.<\/p>\n
The two were among three or four men who reportedly stole marijuana from a man who lived at an East Hill apartment complex in the 11300 block of Southeast Kent-Kangley Road.<\/p>\n
Robert T. Sims, 18, of Kent, and Carl DaWayne Goodwin Jr., 22, of Renton, each pleaded not guilty to a first-degree robbery charge at their arraignments at King County Superior Court in Kent, according to an e-mail from Dan Donohoe, spokesman for the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.<\/p>\n
Sims was released on personal recognizance Tuesday afternoon by a judge, and was ordered to have no contact with the Kent apartment resident, witnesses, co-defendants, or the apartment complex. Sims is not permitted to have weapons, must stay in school and have no further law violations. Bail had been set at $20,000 for Sims, after prosecutors filed charges Jan. 21.<\/p>\n
Goodwin remained in custody Wednesday at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent in lieu of $115,000 bail.<\/p>\n
Sims and Goodwin are scheduled to return to court Feb. 9 when a trial date could be set or attorneys from either side could ask for more time to prepare the cases.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors also have charged a 17-year-old male teen with second-degree robbery in King County Juvenile Court in connection with the East Hill robbery. The teen is being held at a juvenile detention center in Seattle. He faces a hearing Feb. 8 before a judge to determine whether he should be prosecuted as an adult, Donohoe said.<\/p>\n
Kent detectives have talked to a fourth person who also might have played a role in the incident, said Sgt. Bob Burwell in a phone interview Wednesday. Burwell said what, if any role, that person played during the robbery remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
According to charging papers, the apartment resident had agreed to meet the men to sell them drugs.<\/p>\n
Inside the apartment, Goodwin reportedly pointed a handgun at the resident and took cash and marijuana from him before he fled the apartment.<\/p>\n
The apartment resident then chased Goodwin on foot. Goodwin reportedly turned around and fired shots him. Not hit by the shots, the apartment resident continued to chase Goodwin, and fired a shot from a shotgun into the air in an effort to get Goodwin to stop running, according to reports. Goodwin kept running and was later caught by Kent Police. Police found Goodwin carrying a plastic bag with 90 grams of marijuana.<\/p>\n
The apartment resident spotted Sims, yelled at him to stop, which Sims did, and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. Sims told detectives that he played the role of a lookout during the incident and did not enter the apartment unit with Goodwin.<\/p>\n
Sims has no prior record.<\/p>\n
According to charging papers, Goodwin has prior felony convictions for possession with intent to deliver cocaine in 2006 and 2007 and failure to appear in court Jan. 7 on a pending drug matter. Goodwin also has juvenile convictions for possession of marijuana in 2005, fourth-degree assault in 2002 and 2004, obstruction in 2002, second-degree robbery in 2002, third-degree theft in 2002 and first-degree theft in 2001.<\/p>\n
The Jan. 15 incident shut down Kent-Kangley for a period of time, and also resulted in the temporary lockdown of three adjacent public schools: Daniel Elementary, the Kent Phoenix Academy and Kent-Meridian High School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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