Police: Suspect in Capitol Hill slashing high on PCP
SEATTLE -- A Seattle man accused of slashing the face of one man and attempting to stab another claimed he was high on PCP during the random attack on Capitol Hill, prosecutors say.
Filing charges earlier this month, King County prosecutors contend Andre D. Hobbs, 35, slashed a man in the face and menaced a police officer during the violent confrontation.
Writing the court, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Jeffrey Dernbach contended Hobbs chose his victims at random and attacked without provocation.
The prosecutor also suggested Hobbs may face a life sentence if convicted under Washington's "three strikes" law. Hobbs was previously convicted of robbery and kidnapping, violent crimes which could count as "strikes" against him if he is convicted in the current case.
Just after 8 p.m. on Dec. 12, Hobbs attacked several people at the intersection of Broadway and East Pine Street, a busy corner at the heart of Capitol Hill, a Seattle Police detective told the court. Witnesses reported the attacker - later identified as Hobbs - was swinging his knife at pedestrians while yelling; Hobbs slashed one man in the face as officers responded to the scene.
The first officer arrived to find Hobbs standing with a knife in his hand at the center of a throng of onlookers, the detective continued. According to charging documents, the officer held Hobbs at gunpoint as he continued to ignore her commands.
Hobbs ran away and then doubled back, charging at the officer, the detective told the court. He then stopped and threw the knife toward the officer.
Other officers arrived and Hobbs was taken into custody after being shocked with a Taser stun gun. After being taken into custody, Hobbs purportedly told police he had recently smoked "sherm," a slang term for the hallucinogenic drug PCP.
Numerous witnesses came forward to describe the incident and point officers to the man whom Hobbs slashed, the detective told the court.
The injured man told police he was walking past Hobbs, who flicked him in the ear as he passed by. The man said he told Hobbs to back away from him, and was then slashed in the face.
The man later received five stitches to close the wound to his face.
Two other alleged victims told police Hobbs accosted them for no reason.
"Who wants to take me on!" Hobbs yelled before slashing toward each with the knife, according to charging documents.
Hobbs has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault. He remains jailed on $750,000 bail.
Filing charges earlier this month, King County prosecutors contend Andre D. Hobbs, 35, slashed a man in the face and menaced a police officer during the violent confrontation.
Writing the court, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Jeffrey Dernbach contended Hobbs chose his victims at random and attacked without provocation.
The prosecutor also suggested Hobbs may face a life sentence if convicted under Washington's "three strikes" law. Hobbs was previously convicted of robbery and kidnapping, violent crimes which could count as "strikes" against him if he is convicted in the current case.
Just after 8 p.m. on Dec. 12, Hobbs attacked several people at the intersection of Broadway and East Pine Street, a busy corner at the heart of Capitol Hill, a Seattle Police detective told the court. Witnesses reported the attacker - later identified as Hobbs - was swinging his knife at pedestrians while yelling; Hobbs slashed one man in the face as officers responded to the scene.
The first officer arrived to find Hobbs standing with a knife in his hand at the center of a throng of onlookers, the detective continued. According to charging documents, the officer held Hobbs at gunpoint as he continued to ignore her commands.
Hobbs ran away and then doubled back, charging at the officer, the detective told the court. He then stopped and threw the knife toward the officer.
Other officers arrived and Hobbs was taken into custody after being shocked with a Taser stun gun. After being taken into custody, Hobbs purportedly told police he had recently smoked "sherm," a slang term for the hallucinogenic drug PCP.
Numerous witnesses came forward to describe the incident and point officers to the man whom Hobbs slashed, the detective told the court.
The injured man told police he was walking past Hobbs, who flicked him in the ear as he passed by. The man said he told Hobbs to back away from him, and was then slashed in the face.
The man later received five stitches to close the wound to his face.
Two other alleged victims told police Hobbs accosted them for no reason.
"Who wants to take me on!" Hobbs yelled before slashing toward each with the knife, according to charging documents.
Hobbs has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault. He remains jailed on $750,000 bail.
Why isn't anyone stumping to ban knives? Is it because it's a ridiculous concept? Yes.
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PCP is illegal, but that didn't stop the suspect from getting it and using it...
high on anything is no excuse ! When you do drugs or other mind altering substances such as alcohol - or as I recently learned "ambien with coffee", you know it going in, and you want to stay off the streets and in a controlled environment. If you don't, you are just as culpable for your actions. Glad it was a slash in the face and not the carotid artery.
And none of the victims had a gun at that time?Â
Blame Pfizer?Â
Lucky he didn't get shot
Three strike law in Washington is more like the ball four law..
So they shoot the native american wood carver, and this guy gets a trail and will probably be back out on the street.
But isn't PCP against the law? How could this happen?
 @Willow So what are you saying and what do you want? No rules? The fact that society cannot actually trust "the individual" is the reason we have the protection and recourse of law. If you feel they are imperfect then get involved in crafting more effective legislation and be prepared to pay for it. The idea is referred to as the social contract we all have with each other. Legislation alone is only one part of pushing back against conduct that damages public safety.Â
Strike Three!! There is no good reason for this guy to ever see the outside of a prison.
Not possibly being locked up for life,but will be .Â
@Maynard G Krebbs and @al_wa.....I agree with the both of ya! However, we need to only look at "Tuba Man's" killer/s and we may see that any real justice is a joke in King County!