SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says a convicted felon with active warrants was found with a machete in his backpack early Tuesday morning in the Chinatown International District.
At around 2 a.m., officers on patrol near 12th Avenue South and South King Street saw a man they recognized wanted for domestic violence, sexual assault, among other warrants, SPD said.
When officers tried to arrest him, he gave a false name, called them slurs, and threatened to fight while flailing his legs, according to a police report.
SPD says the man is a “High Violence” risk and after a search, officers found a machete in his backpack.
He was booked into the King County Jail facing various charges, including unlawful use of weapons, Assault, and the previous warrants.
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