Bainbridge man sentenced for random attacks on two women

Published 12:21 pm Friday, March 6, 2015

The mentally disturbed Bainbridge man who attacked two women at random outside The Doctors Clinic in December — and later tried to kill his cellmate at the Kitsap County Jail after an argument over a biscuit — was sentenced late last week to 15 months in prison.

Adrian Allan Charvet, 25, pled guilty to a charge of second-degree assault before Kitsap County Superior Judge William C. Houser on Feb. 27.

Senior Deputy Prosecutor Barbara Dennis said the sentence also includes 18 months of community custody after Charvet’s release, where he will be supervised by the state Department of Corrections.

Charvet was arrested Dec. 15 after a three-hour standoff with Bainbridge police that began after he fled to his apartment after he beat up two strangers who were standing outside The Doctors Clinic on Hildebrand Lane.

The women, who were 62 and 71, received serious injuries in the attack, and one was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with head injuries. When police asked him about the random attacks, Charvet said he was angry and “said he wanted to take it out on someone.”

Charvet was facing a potentially longer prison sentence before last week’s deal.

Dennis said the standard sentencing range for the crimes, for someone with no prior felony convictions, is 13 to 17 months. The guilty plea was agreed to by both the prosecution and Chavret’s attorney.

Dennis said Chavret must also undergo a mental health evaluation and follow any recommendations that stem from that.

“While his conduct was certainly egregious, he does have mental health issues. They don’t negate what he did, but they did mitigate it,” she said.

Chavret’s victims were not in the courtroom Friday, but he did have family members present during the arraignment and guilty plea.

“There were quite a few people there in support of him,” Dennis said.

A restitution hearing has been set for May 29.

According to court documents, one of the victims and her insurance carrier, Regence Blue Shield of Washington, are seeking thousands of dollars in restitution.

The 62-year-old woman, who works as a registered nurse, said in court papers that she has not been able to return to work since the attack because of her injuries.

She received multiple fractures to the left side of her face during the attack, and has vision loss, blurred vision and permanent health damage.

The damage included eight fractures in her face and skull, and surgery at Harborview Medical Center included the insertion of four titanium plates to stabilize the bones.

“I plan on mental health counseling to help me through the trauma, fear and anxiety that has occurred since the assault,” she said in a victim impact statement. “I am also concerned about carrying on in my career and if the assault will affect my skills.”

She said she also was planning on getting counseling for post traumatic stress disorder.

In other court documents, Regence Blue Shield said the costs of the woman’s health care due to the assault had already surpassed $23,000 in her first two weeks of medical treatment.

Charvet was quickly found after the assaults by a Bainbridge police officer, who discovered Charvet yelling from his apartment window as police were responding to a report of two women who had been assaulted outside The Doctors Clinic a few blocks away on Hildebrand Lane.

Charvet barricaded himself inside his apartment, and police tried to negotiate his surrender before he was finally arrested as a Kitsap County SWAT team began to enter his home.

Charvet has had prior run-ins with the law.

He was arrested on Bainbridge last August for second-degree identity theft and second-degree possession of stolen property.

Police said at the time that Charvet had a credit card that was stolen from a home in the 900 block of Madison Avenue, along with $170 in cash. Court records also indicate Charvet was convicted of fourth-degree assault, a gross misdemeanor, as well as a misdemeanor drug charge in May 2011.