Rape cases increasing at alarming rate in King County this year Joel Moreno, KOMO News Reporter
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A rape investigation in South Seattle is part of a disturbing surge in sexual assault cases throughout King County.
On Thursday night, officers with the Seattle Police Department swarmed the Aero Motel on East Marginal Way and mobilized the sexual assault unit for a woman who needed help.
“We got called here tonight by multiple 911 callers who reported that there was a naked woman who was holding a gun,” said Det. Valerie Carson. “Officers arrived and contacted the woman and we are now investigating a possible rape.
Former Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges By: CNN
Originally Published: 01 FEB 21 21:38 ET
By Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN
(CNN) Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest for a January incident with his girlfriend, a spokesman for a Washington prosecutor said.
Wheeler, an offensive lineman, is charged with two felonies first-degree domestic violence assault and domestic violence unlawful imprisonment, as well as misdemeanor resisting arrest, court records show.
According to court documents, prosecutors said, (Wheeler) viciously attacked the victim in her bedroom, strangling her at times with both hands. Wheeler is also accused of strangling the victim twice until she lost consciousness.
Former Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler pleads not guilty to felony domestic violence charges
By Q13 News Staff
Former Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler pleads not guilty to felony domestic violence charges
Former Seahawk Chad Wheeler appeared in King County criminal court Monday and pleaded not guilty to felony domestic violence charges.
KENT, Wash. - Former Seahawk Chad Wheeler appeared in King County criminal court Monday and pleaded not guilty to felony domestic violence charges.
A judge ordered the offensive lineman to remain in Washington on home detention and wear a GPS monitoring device on his ankle. He s out of jail on a $400,000 bail.
King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg addresses a news conference about his decision to not file criminal charges against two Seattle police officers who fatally shot a 46-year-old African-American man last year, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Seattle. Satterberg said that the officers, who are white, reasonably believed their lives were in danger when they shot Che Taylor in February 2016. Taylor s family called the killing unjust and said police should be held accountable. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
As King County leaders tout their commitment to ending youth detention, Dan Satterberg flaunts the politically useful label assigned to him by some justice reformers: “progressive prosecutor.”