SPD: ‘Felon with felony warrants arrested for committing a felony’

A 48-year-old felon with active felony warrants was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly breaking into a safe with a crowbar, stealing a gun, and running from the cops.

At approximately 1:50 p.m., Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers responded to a weapons call near E. Denny Way and 20th Avenue, SPD announced.

Suspect fled with stolen gun before foot chase, arrest

The caller witnessed a man break into a discarded safe in an alleyway and remove a handgun from it. The suspect, armed with a crowbar, hammer, and now a gun, quickly fled the scene.

As officers searched the neighborhood, they located the suspect walking nearby. When they ordered him to stop, he ran away from SPD. During the chase, the suspect ditched his backpack just before officers arrested him.

Officers recovered the suspect’s backpack and found the stolen gun inside it. SPD also recovered marijuana and methamphetamine during the arrest.

SPD learned that the suspect, a convicted felon for a violent offense, is currently on Department of Corrections supervision with a felony warrant for escape from community custody. The suspect is prohibited from possessing firearms and controlled substances.

Officers found an additional $7,500 felony warrant for the suspect, which was for theft of a motor vehicle.

The suspect was booked into King County Jail for obstructing a public officer, unlawful possession of a firearm, and his felony warrants.

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