4:15pm update: Prosecutors just told MyBallard that the suspect in this case, Daniel Patrick Woodward, was charged today with malicious harassment (hate crime). Woodward already has a no bail felony warrant for escape and was previously convicted of another hate crime back in 2003. He has been booked 36 times since 2004.
Original report: An attack at a bus stop on 15th and Market sent one person to Swedish Hospital’s emergency room. It happened this past Sunday afternoon (5/30). A police report obtained by MyBallard tells the story of a transgendered woman who says a stranger walked up, started yelling derogatory remarks, and then proceeded to punch the victim on the face, neck, and body. Officers responding to the scene later caught up to the suspect a few blocks away. Police say he appeared to be drunk and refused to answer whether he understood his Miranda rights. The suspect, who also had an outstanding felony warrant, was booked into the King County Jail. The attack is being investigated as a possible case of malicious harassment (hate crime). We have calls out to the prosecutor’s office to see exactly what charges will be filed.