Suspect held without bail in summertime Tumwater rape, assault

The suspect in a sexual assault in Tumwater last summer was ordered held without bail Friday.

Logan Humphrey, 35, was arrested Thursday and appeared in Thurston County Superior Court on Friday, where Commissioner Nathan Kortokrax found probable cause for charges of first-degree rape, second-degree assault, and unlawful imprisonment with sexual motivation.

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Brandi Archer called the allegations against Humphrey “the stuff of nightmares.”

“This is the reason why women are afraid to be alone,” she said in court.

On July 27, a 35-year-old woman was walking on Tyee Drive Southwest at about 9:30 p.m. when a man approached her from behind, grabbed her and threatened her with a knife held to her neck. He took her into a wooded area and sexually assaulted her before fleeing.

According to court documents, police received results Wednesday from Washington State Patrol’s crime lab linking DNA evidence on the woman to Humphrey.

Humphrey told police he “role played” with women and described an encounter that matched details of the sexual assault. He denied having a knife and said the woman was “a little reluctant but was still going with me.”

Humphrey was convicted of first-degree rape in 2001. He is registered as a Level 2 sex offender with the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office and under Department of Corrections supervision.

Three days before Humphrey was arrested, a 41-year-old woman reported she was physically and sexually assaulted in Tumwater. She told police she was walking on Kimmie Street Southwest at about 5:30 p.m. when a man approached her from behind, forced her into a nearby field and sexually assaulted her.

She gave police a description of the man, his vehicle and a water bottle he made her drink from. According to court documents, Humphrey’s community corrections officer found a similar water bottle in Humphrey’s vehicle and it has been turned over to Tumwater police.

Humphrey told police he had nothing to do with Monday’s assault.

This story was originally published January 25, 2018 at 5:18 PM with the headline "Suspect held without bail in summertime Tumwater rape, assault."