Bail was set at $100,000 for a Vancouver, Wash., man charged with assaulting his prostitute girlfriend's client and claiming he was a cop...
By Kristin M. Kraemer
Tri-City Herald
Bail was set at $100,000 for a Vancouver, Wash., man charged with assaulting his prostitute girlfriend's client and claiming he was a cop when he tried to handcuff the man.
Jason Scott Williams, 35, pleaded innocent in Benton County Superior Court to first-degree kidnapping, first-degree robbery, first-degree criminal impersonation and second-degree promoting prostitution.
Williams is scheduled for trial Aug. 4.
It all started June 11 when a 67-year-old Irrigon man had a late-night rendezvous at the Clover Island Inn with a woman he contacted through an ad she posted on Craigslist. Williams reportedly was staying in the hotel room with his girlfriend, Julie Proper, but he was not there at the time.
After the Irrigon, Ore., man and the prostitute "finished their transaction," the man left the hotel only to run in to Williams outside, court documents said.
Williams "identified himself as a police officer and attempted to handcuff" the man, documents said.
The client resisted, but Williams eventually got him in cuffs, forced him into the man's car and took off driving, court documents said. "Fearing for his life, [the man] jumped out of the car as it was moving," Deputy Prosecutor Scott Johnson wrote in court documents.
The man eventually was flown to a Portland hospital with numerous injuries, including broken bones in his face and road rash.
The prostitute reportedly told police that her boyfriend likely became jealous and assaulted her client.
Williams allegedly helped his girlfriend run an Internet prostitution business.
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Seattle police are investigating a string of rapes in the SoDo neighborhood, including two this morning.
Seattle police are investigating a string of rapes in the SoDo neighborhood, including two this morning.
By Jennifer Sullivan
Seattle Times staff reporter
Seattle police are investigating four sexual assaults in and around the SoDo neighborhood, including two this morning.
Officers are increasing patrols in SoDo and the densely wooded area at the base of Beacon Hill, known as "The Jungle," said police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb.
"We will be proactively searching for additional witnesses and any new victims who have not reported similar crimes," Whitcomb said..
Police said it appears that at least two men are responsible for the assaults.
Officers arrested a 42-year-old man this morning in connection with a 4:35 a.m. rape. He's also suspected in another attack today at 1:48 a.m., Whitcomb said.
But police do not think he is linked to the first two reported assaults.
The first rape occurred on June 8 in the 7000 block South Spokane Street. In that incident the victim was homeless, Whitcomb said.
Police received a report of an attempted rape on June 10 in the 3200 block of 3rd Avenue South. That victim also was homeless.
This morning's attacks occurred in the 1100 block of 14th Avenue South and 1700 block of Occidental Avenue South. Both victims told police they are not homeless, Whitcomb said.
Investigators with department's Sexual Assault Unit are investigating.
Jennifer Sullivan: 206-464-8294 or jensullivan@seattletimes.com
By Jennifer Sullivan
Seattle Times staff reporter
Seattle police are investigating four sexual assaults in and around the SoDo neighborhood, including two this morning.
Officers are increasing patrols in SoDo and the densely wooded area at the base of Beacon Hill, known as "The Jungle," said police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb.
"We will be proactively searching for additional witnesses and any new victims who have not reported similar crimes," Whitcomb said..
Police said it appears that at least two men are responsible for the assaults.
Officers arrested a 42-year-old man this morning in connection with a 4:35 a.m. rape. He's also suspected in another attack today at 1:48 a.m., Whitcomb said.
But police do not think he is linked to the first two reported assaults.
The first rape occurred on June 8 in the 7000 block South Spokane Street. In that incident the victim was homeless, Whitcomb said.
Police received a report of an attempted rape on June 10 in the 3200 block of 3rd Avenue South. That victim also was homeless.
This morning's attacks occurred in the 1100 block of 14th Avenue South and 1700 block of Occidental Avenue South. Both victims told police they are not homeless, Whitcomb said.
Investigators with department's Sexual Assault Unit are investigating.
Jennifer Sullivan: 206-464-8294 or jensullivan@seattletimes.com
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Former WA state employee pleads guilty to drug dealing
A former manager for the state Department of Labor and Industries faces more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to selling prescription drugs to a 16-year-old girl.
OLYMPIA, Wash. —
A former manager for the state Department of Labor and Industries faces more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to selling prescription drugs to a 16-year-old girl.
The 41-year-old man, James Loren Sanford, had enlisted his daughter's friend in a scheme to sell his pain medication at school and split the profit.
That girl's father blames Sanford for getting her hooked on OxyContin. She's now in rehab.
Sanford made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty Tuesday in Olympia to five counts of distribution of a controlled substance to a person under 18 and to one count of involving a person under 18 in an unlawful controlled substance transaction.
He was fired in March.
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Information from: The Olympian, http://www.theolympian.com
OLYMPIA, Wash. —
A former manager for the state Department of Labor and Industries faces more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to selling prescription drugs to a 16-year-old girl.
The 41-year-old man, James Loren Sanford, had enlisted his daughter's friend in a scheme to sell his pain medication at school and split the profit.
That girl's father blames Sanford for getting her hooked on OxyContin. She's now in rehab.
Sanford made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty Tuesday in Olympia to five counts of distribution of a controlled substance to a person under 18 and to one count of involving a person under 18 in an unlawful controlled substance transaction.
He was fired in March.
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Information from: The Olympian, http://www.theolympian.com
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Plea agreement in beating of grandfather in Wapato
A man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter in the beating of his grandfather near Wapato 11 1/2 years ago.
YAKIMA, Wash. —
A man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter in the beating of his grandfather near Wapato 11 1/2 years ago.
The plea agreement in the case of 31-year-old Gary Riggs was filed last week. He originally was charged with second-degree murder in the beating of 74-year-old Paul Lopez, a retired irrigation worker. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Yakima because both men were members of the Yakama Indian Nation.
Lopez died at his home outside Wapato of a torn liver after being badly beaten in January 1997. Investigators say the beating followed a bar-hopping celebration in honor of Riggs' 21st birthday.
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Information from: Yakima Herald-Republic, http://www.yakima-herald.com
YAKIMA, Wash. —
A man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter in the beating of his grandfather near Wapato 11 1/2 years ago.
The plea agreement in the case of 31-year-old Gary Riggs was filed last week. He originally was charged with second-degree murder in the beating of 74-year-old Paul Lopez, a retired irrigation worker. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Yakima because both men were members of the Yakama Indian Nation.
Lopez died at his home outside Wapato of a torn liver after being badly beaten in January 1997. Investigators say the beating followed a bar-hopping celebration in honor of Riggs' 21st birthday.
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Information from: Yakima Herald-Republic, http://www.yakima-herald.com
Man crashes into police gate, asks to be jailed
Authorities say a man drove into a security gate at the Moses Lake police parking lot, then asked to be jailed.
MOSES LAKE, Wash. —
Authorities say a man drove into a security gate at the Moses Lake police parking lot, then asked to be jailed.
Officers in the building heard the crash, went outside and saw 54-year-old Allen J. Pavese of Moses Lake backing away in a 1977 Chevrolet pickup truck.
Only the gate was damaged.
Pavese was arrested for investigation of first-degree malicious mischief, driving under the influence of alcohol and hit-and-run with property damage.
Capt. Dave Ruffin told the Columbia Basin Herald, "He wanted to go to jail. He said he did it on purpose."`
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Information from: Columbia Basin Herald, http://www.columbiabasinherald.com
MOSES LAKE, Wash. —
Authorities say a man drove into a security gate at the Moses Lake police parking lot, then asked to be jailed.
Officers in the building heard the crash, went outside and saw 54-year-old Allen J. Pavese of Moses Lake backing away in a 1977 Chevrolet pickup truck.
Only the gate was damaged.
Pavese was arrested for investigation of first-degree malicious mischief, driving under the influence of alcohol and hit-and-run with property damage.
Capt. Dave Ruffin told the Columbia Basin Herald, "He wanted to go to jail. He said he did it on purpose."`
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Information from: Columbia Basin Herald, http://www.columbiabasinherald.com
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