This week, an old man with a crowbar takes on a young man with a gun, a drunk woman pummels a house with rocks, and a Seattle man denies punching a Bainbridge man into unconsciousness but complains of pain in his blood-smeared knuckles.
Blotter’s below.
Oct. 18
Drunk driving: A 25-year-old Seattle woman was arrested for drunk
driving on Miller Road just before 2 a.m. The suspect was initially
pulled over for swerving in her lane. The suspect, who had the
strong odor of alcohol, initially told police she had a glass of
wine but later said “one or two beers.” The suspect was transported
to the county jail in Port Orchard.
Oct. 16
Drunk: A 44-year-old Bainbridge woman was arrested for trespassing
and being in control of a vehicle while intoxicated near Komedal
Road at 2:40 a.m. Police were initially called to the scene on a
report of a home burglary in progress. Police found a silver car in
the driveway of the home. Noticing the brake lights on, an officer
ordered the driver to exit. The officer drew his gun and ordered
the suspect to lay on the ground before applying handcuffs. The
home’s owner told police that he heard a car pull into his
driveway. He then heard yelling as someone attempted to enter his
house from the front door. The suspect then reportedly began
throwing rocks at the house while yelling. The homeowner realized
the suspect was his ex-wife and tried to calm her down. He told
police he has a protection order barring the suspect from coming to
his house. The suspect faces possible additional charges of
violating a domestic violence order and attempted burglary.
Assault: A 44-year-old Seattle man was arrested for assaulting a Bainbridge male at the Chevron gas station on Hildebrand Lane just before 1:15 a.m. Police found two males laying on the ground outside the station when they arrived at the scene. The victim’s head was surrounded by a pool of blood. His nose had been broken and it appeared he had lost consciousness. Police determined that the pair had argued at a nearby bar. Their argument continued as one followed the other out of the bar and across the street to the gas station. A witness said he saw the suspect sitting on the victim’s chest while repeatedly punching his face. The suspect said the victim’s injuries may have been caused by a fall. “I don’t even know if I hit him; maybe he fell,” the suspect said. He suffered no serious injuries but did note pain in his knuckles, which were covered in blood. He was transported to the county jail in Port Orchard. The victim was taken to a hospital.
Oct. 15
Drunk driving: A Bainbridge male was arrested for drunk driving on
Highway just before midnight. An officer initially noticed the
suspect swerving in his lane, nearly hitting a guard rail. Once
pulled over, the suspect took two minutes to thumb through a stack
of 12 cards before finally recognizing his drivers license. The
suspect told police he drank one beer. The suspect refused to take
a field sobriety test. He was transported to the county jail in
Port Orchard.
Oct. 13
Threatened: A tenant threatened his landlord with a handgun during
an argument at the tenant’s Fletcher Bay Road home just before
10:30 a.m. The landlord, a 73-year-old man, had armed himself with
a crowbar and was yelling at the tenant to leave the property. The
tenant, a 25-year-old man, said he armed himself with the handgun
once he saw the crowbar. The two came as close as three feet but
neither raised their weapon, they told police. Police confiscated
both weapons. The pistol was not loaded. A report was forwarded to
the prosecutor.
