Rantz: Seattle City Attorney releases prolific offender, nearly kills man hours later
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes doesn t like putting criminals in jail. (AP File Photo/Elaine Thompson)
The office of Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes released a prolific offender after an assault arrest with no charges. That suspect then nearly stomped a separate man to death just a few hours later with kicks “so forceful and loud” a witness heard it from inside a car.
Holmes’ office blames “proof issues” for denying an original charge against the suspect. But the incident report reveals a different story.
This is the latest in a long list of cases highlighting the city’s light-on-crime approach that will get someone killed. Holmes bears the responsibility. How many victims must Holmes create before he does the honorable thing and steps down?
Assault suspect leaves King County jail but re-arrested hours later for brutal attack Joel Moreno, KOMO News reporter
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A repeat offender who was released from the King County Jail last weekend after attacking a security guard in Seattle was re-arrested a few hours later for a brutal attack that ended with that victim being hospitalized in intensive care, according to court documents and police.
Abdalla Jama, 29, is facing several charges in connection with a fight Saturday night at City Hall Park, which is located a few blocks away from the county jail.