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?