Client assaults staff with coffee pot at DESC building, Seattle WA


A client at the DESC admin building near 3rd Ave assaulted a staff member using a coffee pot and then barricaded himself inside a staff office. The suspect has a history of carrying weapons, substance abuse, and is considered a threat to law enforcement.
Audio|Source: Seattle Downtown Law Enforcement
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Pingo 2 for the assault, near 3rd Ave at the DESC admin building.
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A client assaulted his staff member with a coffee pot,
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then he apparently barricaded himself in a staff member office.
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They have gotten that room back open, but he's still there near 3rd Ave.
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He doesn't too funny.
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(name withheld), Team County.
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Team 91, I can join the other team car and you can clear that. Mary you are?
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You are? You're sick right there, please.
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We're a searching company. Thank you.
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And suspect he's going to be up, Brian Ritchie.
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Boy, Malford East, 59 to 510th, and Bill, missing teeth, black hoodie, black pants, black backpack.
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He does have a threat to law enforcement caution,
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as well as a unverified anti-harassment order attached to the call.
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