Photos
That man was identified in court as a 26-year-old veteran who has served at least one tour in Iraq and is involved with Occupy Tacoma. He has a conviction out of the U.S. Naval Investigations Division for cocaine possession, court papers state. Thurston County Superior Court Judge Lisa Sutton ordered him held at the Thurston County Jail on suspicion of third-degree assault and obstructing a law enforcement officer.
The second person arrested Monday, a 26-year-old Seattle man, also was ordered held at the Thurston County Jail on suspicion of third-degree assault and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. He has two assault convictions out of Chelan County, according to Thurston County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Scott Jackson. He also has two pending misdemeanor charges out of Skagit County for allegedly disarming a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest, court papers state. Sutton set his bail at $1,500. He is accused of jumping onto a State Patrol trooper’s back and trying to prevent the trooper from arresting the man who allegedly bit him on the arm.
The third person arrested is a 23-year-old Graham man. Sutton found probable cause to support charges of third-degree assault and obstruction of a law enforcement but ordered that the man be released on his recognizance, meaning he did not have to post bail. He has no felony criminal history. He is accused in court papers of grabbing the shirt collar of a state employee and pushing a trooper.
During Tuesday’s hearing, Jackson had asked that all three men be barred from having any contact with the trooper who was bitten, and from accessing the Capitol Campus after their release from jail. The trio's attorney, Jeniece LaCross, objected to barring the trio from the Capitol Campus, arguing that it would amount to an unconstitutional restraint on their freedom of speech. Judge Sutton agreed.
However, Washington State Patrol Sgt. J.J. Gundermann said Tuesday that all three have been issued no-trespass orders that bar them from returning to the Capitol Campus. He said the judge’s refusal to sign an order barring the trio from the Capitol Campus as a condition of their release has no bearing on the State Patrol’s orders.
Jeremy Pawloski: 360-754-5445
jpawloski@theolympian.com
