Seattle Firefighter stabbed by homeless man; Two people arrested for assult.

[Jambi]

Seattle Fire Chief Gregory Dean apologized Monday afternoon after two firefighters were accused of beating not one, as originally reported, but two men Saturday night in Pioneer Square.

The two men and a woman not affiliated with the fire department were arrested following the incident during which they are alleged to have beaten up the men near a memorial to fallen Seattle firefighters.


The 37-year-old woman was jailed on $20,000 bail following the incident, while one of the firefighters was released and the other taken to Harborview Medical Center with stab wounds under police supervision.
The firefighters accused in the alcohol-fueled assault assault are both on disability status with the fire department, Dean said. While one of them was on disability prior to the assault the other one – the firefighter who was stabbed – was placed on disability since the attacks. They are 15- and 17-year veterans of the department.

Investigators claim the assault was initially called in by the woman.

When a police officer met her at McCoy’s Firehouse bar at 173 S. Washington St., one of the firefighters she was with told police he was suddenly attacked by a stranger for no apparent reason. He showed police a small abrasion on his head and bleeding scrapes on his right knee, and said he wanted to press charges.
He admitted he had been drinking, but appeared was offended that officers asked him about it, court records say.


Several officers were then called to the 100 block of South Main Street on reports of an assault, which they learned was connected to the earlier report. Another firefighter was reportedly involved in that altercation.
There, a man told police he was sitting in the 100 block of South Main Street when an assailant – supposedly one of the firefighters – took away his wooden walking staff and beat him with it. He had a bleeding head wound and a serious defensive wound on his right arm to corroborate his story.

The man said he brandished a small folding knife and stabbed his assailant to defend himself.

Onlookers tried to pull the firefighter off the victim, which police believe is how he suffered the injuries he showed the responding officer earlier, according to police statements. That firefighter was arrested but later released.
The firefighter who suffered stab wounds was taken to Harborview Medical Center and left under police guard. He is alleged to have attacked the man with his walking staff.
The woman was uninjured and booked into King County Jail.

Source


Welcome to the Fascist States of Amerika

 

[That Guy]

". . . Can't we all just get along . . . ?" -- Rodney.

 

[SifuPhil]

I'm confused - somebody beat somebody else up? Nobody died?

What's the problem? I mean, beside Ms. Burton needing to learn how to write a cohesive article ...

 

[Jambi]

I'm confused - somebody beat somebody else up? Nobody died?

What's the problem? I mean, beside Ms. Burton needing to learn how to write a cohesive article ...

Well, an impetuous gal scattered someone's dinner across the sidewalk, and proceeded to commit perjury when she called the police. Meanwhile, two firefighters beat up two homeless guys.

I know, a regular night outside of Tattooed Moms...........

 

[SifuPhil]

Well, an impetuous gal scattered someone's dinner across the sidewalk, and proceeded to commit perjury when she called the police. Meanwhile, two firefighters beat up two homeless guys.

I know, a regular night outside of Tattooed Moms...........

Ah, thank you for that summary, Jambi - I was totally lost reading that thing - too many "he said/she said"'s.

"A regular night ..." :rofl: - I know how THAT is ...