Crable had trouble with family, run-ins with the law
SEATTLE -- The man who was gunned down during a shootout with a Pierce County deputy and a sergeant on Monday night had trouble with the law just months prior.
Records show David Edward Crable had been convicted of two crimes - malicious mischief in the third degree and unlawful display of a weapon - in an incident involving his teenage daughter in June 2009.
According to the statement of probable cause, Crable, 35, was threatening his daughter with a kitchen knife, shoving her face up against the wall and slapping the back of her head several times.
When his brother tried to interfere, Crable "grabbed him by the throat and pushed him out of the house," the statement said.
Crable, 35, pleaded guilty to both crimes by means of an Alford plea, maintaining his belief in his own innocence while yielding to "a substantial likelihood I would be convicted at trial," according to the statement of defendant. As a part of the plea deal, his charges had been reduced from second-degree malicious mischief and fourth-degree assault.
Crable admitted to crimes that were punishable by up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. However, 364 days of his sentence was suspended, and he was given credit for the one day he'd already served. He was placed on a 2-year probation, and ordered to have no hostile contact with his brother and his teenage daughter.
Court documents show Crable had a history of disputes with his family members.
In May 2009, Crable asked the court for protection against his mother, alleging she was interfering with his parenting of his teenage daughter. He added his mother "dug her nails into my daughter's arms on several occasions, and drawing blood." The court denied his request.
In an incredibly similar move, Crable's mother also asked the court for protection against her son, alleging she was "afraid to be in my own home with him because of the many guns he owns," the document said.
Crable's mother claimed Crable often told his daughter "he wants to punch her in the face and choked her on several occasions," according to court documents.
The court granted the order for protection in June 2009, but it was repealed the following month when Crable's mother moved to Oregon.
In July 2007, Crable filed a similar petition against his younger brother after trying to mediate an argument over money between his brother and his mother. Crable wrote he and his brother disagreed on the amount owed to his mother, and his brother "became extremely enraged!," prompting a match of yelling and threatening.
Crable said he had been forced to call the sheriff several times in the prior month after his brother made similar threats to hit him. Deputies made the brother leave the residence for the night, he wrote, and asked Crable to "take his gun and put it in my safe."
The order for protection was granted but terminated in May 2008 when Crable informed the court he and his brother "have a much better relationship because we no longer live in the same home."
Just last month, Crable was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence. The status of this case was not immediately available; however, in his petition for the order for protection in May, Crable wrote, "I am currently enrolled in a 12 step program for a DUI ... I am on phase 3 of 3."
Records show David Edward Crable had been convicted of two crimes - malicious mischief in the third degree and unlawful display of a weapon - in an incident involving his teenage daughter in June 2009.
According to the statement of probable cause, Crable, 35, was threatening his daughter with a kitchen knife, shoving her face up against the wall and slapping the back of her head several times.
When his brother tried to interfere, Crable "grabbed him by the throat and pushed him out of the house," the statement said.
Crable, 35, pleaded guilty to both crimes by means of an Alford plea, maintaining his belief in his own innocence while yielding to "a substantial likelihood I would be convicted at trial," according to the statement of defendant. As a part of the plea deal, his charges had been reduced from second-degree malicious mischief and fourth-degree assault.
Crable admitted to crimes that were punishable by up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. However, 364 days of his sentence was suspended, and he was given credit for the one day he'd already served. He was placed on a 2-year probation, and ordered to have no hostile contact with his brother and his teenage daughter.
Court documents show Crable had a history of disputes with his family members.
In May 2009, Crable asked the court for protection against his mother, alleging she was interfering with his parenting of his teenage daughter. He added his mother "dug her nails into my daughter's arms on several occasions, and drawing blood." The court denied his request.
In an incredibly similar move, Crable's mother also asked the court for protection against her son, alleging she was "afraid to be in my own home with him because of the many guns he owns," the document said.
Crable's mother claimed Crable often told his daughter "he wants to punch her in the face and choked her on several occasions," according to court documents.
The court granted the order for protection in June 2009, but it was repealed the following month when Crable's mother moved to Oregon.
In July 2007, Crable filed a similar petition against his younger brother after trying to mediate an argument over money between his brother and his mother. Crable wrote he and his brother disagreed on the amount owed to his mother, and his brother "became extremely enraged!," prompting a match of yelling and threatening.
Crable said he had been forced to call the sheriff several times in the prior month after his brother made similar threats to hit him. Deputies made the brother leave the residence for the night, he wrote, and asked Crable to "take his gun and put it in my safe."
The order for protection was granted but terminated in May 2008 when Crable informed the court he and his brother "have a much better relationship because we no longer live in the same home."
Just last month, Crable was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence. The status of this case was not immediately available; however, in his petition for the order for protection in May, Crable wrote, "I am currently enrolled in a 12 step program for a DUI ... I am on phase 3 of 3."