Seattle police officers in North Seattle arrested a 50-year-old man, and convicted rapist Tuesday afternoon, following an internal wanted poster issued to SPD officers to be on the lookout (BOLO) for the suspect.
On Aug. 26., at about 2:30 p.m., patrol officers in the area of North 141st Street and Linden Avenue North saw the suspect standing on the sidewalk and detained him. He gave officers the wrong name when asked to identify himself. The officers identified him as the wanted man and arrested him.
Detectives in the Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Unit (SAU) investigated a 2019 allegation of rape of a woman inside an abandoned house in South Seattle. Detectives later referred criminal charges to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office when a positive DNA match placed the man at the scene of the crime.
A jury convicted the suspect of rape in June. He mistakenly bonded out of the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, WA on July 26 while awaiting sentencing. Police received reports from community members that the convict was in the Seattle area and detectives issued the BOLO alert to all SPD officers.
Once arrested, Seattle police officers booked him into the King County Jail for his felony bench warrant for Rape in the Second Degree, issued by the King County Superior Court (KCSC) on July 29. The convicted serial rapist faces over 13 years in prison which will soon be determined by KCSC.
SAU detectives investigate sexually motivated crimes and crimes perpetrated against children. Seattle police also employ victim advocates who work with victims throughout the investigation and criminal justice process. Advocates even provide counseling and offer community resources.
SPD’s Comfort Dog Ryan also works in SAU and is assigned to a senior detective. He gives comfort to those going through the criminal justice process related to sexual assault and child abuse investigations.
If you’ve been sexually assaulted and live in the City of Seattle, or the assault took place in Seattle, there is now a new pathway to justice. SEEK THEN SPEAK is a tool to support survivors of sexual assault to explore their options, connect with local resources and begin the process of reporting their sexual assault.
The Seattle Police Department has compiled resources for community members and victims of sexual assaults here: Reporting Sexual Assault
Incident Numbers: 2025-246855; 2019-171160