REDMOND, Wash. — A Redmond man was charged last week in King County Superior Court with second-degree assault.
In charging documents, prosecutors said Yan Feng, 23, hit a fellow DigiPen Institute of Technology student with a baseball bat. The assault is alleged to have happened Feb. 10.
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DigiPen Institute of Technology is a private, for-profit university located in Redmond with around 1,100 students. The University offers degree programs in computer science, video game development, and animation, among others.
In a probable cause document, police said Feng admitted to throwing the bat at a group of students who he said were laughing at him. Feng said he had been bullied at school “for some time,” according to police.
When a professor entered the classroom, police said he saw a student bleeding and Feng standing nearby with the bat still in his hand.
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Police said Feng gave the bat to the professor and was escorted to the lobby. Feng was then transferred to the King County Jail, where he remains in lieu of $70,000 bail.
In their bail request, prosecutors noted Feng’s lack of any criminal history but said he is “likely to commit a violent offense.”
Feng’s arraignment, where he will enter a plea, is expected later this month.
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