Bail was set at $1 million in Kitsap County Superior Court Feb. 7 for a 22-year-old Bremerton man charged with drive-by shooting.
He faces 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine for that charge, along with the same penalty for possession of a firearm due to a previous conviction.
Court papers say that Kitsap deputies responded Dec. 4, 2024, at 1:38 a.m. to the 4100 block of W. J. St. in Bremerton. Three gunshots were heard, along with a man screaming “get out” and a vehicle speeding away. Soon after a gunshot victim was taken to St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale. The victim was shot in the right foot, and there was shrapnel in his left shin.
The victim and a friend were walking when a vehicle passed several times. Video surveillance from a nearby business verified the story. The victim wasn’t sure who did it but had been threatened by someone several months before over “issues” going back several years. Two .380 shell casings were found at the scene.
Two days later the suspect was arrested in Spokane. Then Jan. 22 of this year a woman confessed to being the driver in the drive-by shooting. She said she feared for her life and the lives of her children if she spoke to officers.
She said she and the suspect were arguing in East Bremerton when he told her to take him to his “baby momma’s” house in Port Orchard. On the way, the suspect saw the victim and told her to drive by him. She protested but he pointed a gun at her so she did a U-turn. After the shooting, he said they had to get out of town so they went to Spokane.
Couple can’t fool officers
with multiple false reports
A 44-year-old Bremerton woman was in Superior Court Feb. 7 facing two charges.
Bail was $100,000. She’s charged with attempting to elude (five years in prison, $10,000 fine maximum); and hit and run (one year, $5,000 fine).
Documents from the court say Bremerton police responded Jan. 16 at 4:04 p.m. to Sheridan Road and Wheaton Way. A vehicle was going 51 mph in a 25 mph zone. When the speeder reached 60 mph the pursuit stopped. Soon after there was a hit-and-run involving the same vehicle. A witness followed the suspect and reported the license plate.
A passenger bailed out of the vehicle. When police saw him, he took off. He later was taken into custody after a short foot pursuit, resisting arrest and making false statements. The vehicle was found at a woman’s house. She said a friend had the car at that time, but that friend was in the Kitsap jail when the crime occurred. On Jan. 16, the suspect sent a message to the man that was false, trying to throw officers off track. On Jan. 25, the two made false accusations in a phone call, again trying to fool police.
After getting a search warrant Feb. 4, deputies had enough evidence to arrest the woman.
Woman pushed downstairs;
bail $200K for boyfriend
A 33-year-old Bremerton man was in Superior Court with bail set at $200,000 Feb. 4 for second-degree assault.
He faces 10 years in prison and $20 in fines.
Court records show Kitsap deputies responded Dec. 9, 2024, to Winfield Avenue in Bremerton. A woman had a black-and-blue eye about the size of a golf ball. The eye was swollen shut so she couldn’t see. She said she fell down the stairs. A witness said the woman’s boyfriend shoved her down the stairs and punched her in the face. They had been dating a few months and lived together.
Tattoo of another woman
leads to assault arrest
A 22-year-old Bremerton man was in Superior Court Feb. 5 charged with assault strangulation and harassment threat to kill after an argument over a tattoo.
He faces 15 years in prison and $30,000 in fines.
Court documents show Kitsap deputies responded Feb 4 at 10:51 a.m. to the 1200 block of NW Tahoe Lane in Silverdale. A husband threatened to punch his wife, and she took that as a threat to her life because he had strangled her before. The deputy heard the threats on a nanny cam.
Previously they got into an argument over a tattoo of another woman on his chest. He punched a hole in a door then choked her. The suspect was arrested later at the gym at the apartment complex.
She hides behind garbage
cans after boyfriend chokes her
A 33-year-old Bremerton man was in Superior Court Feb. 4 arrested on a warrant from last July for assault.
Bail was $100,000. He faces 10 years in prison and $20,000 in fines.
Court papers say Kitsap deputies responded July 15 at 9:30 p.m. to West Admiralty Heights Lane in Bremerton. The victim said she had asked her boyfriend and two others to leave after drinking, and he got mad. He started choking her, threw her to the ground and pulled her hair. She got away and called 911. She hit behind garbage cans until deputies arrived.
Orange gloves help
police spot burglar
A 44-year-old Port Orchard man was in Superior Court Feb. 3 charged with burglary and theft.
Bail was $75,000. He faces 15 years in prison and $30,000 in fines.
Court documents show Poulsbo police responded Feb. 1 at 3:56 a.m. to the 18800 block of Front Street NE. The officer went by a construction site and saw someone dressed in all black with a black face covering. The suspect had orange gloves and held a camouflage bag. Burglaries had taken place there the previous two nights, with entry made through a cut in a chainlink fence.
Police set up containment around the site and the suspect gave himself up. He had a crowbar and power tools in the bag. The tools he was taking were valued at $2,000.
Thief sells stolen items
on Offer Up, Marketplace
A 40-year-old Port Orchard man was in Superior Court Feb. 7 charged with being involved in an organized theft.
He faces five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Bail was $60,000.
Courts papers say that Port Orchard police responded to the 100 block of Sedgwick Road Feb. 6 at 12:56 p.m. The reporting party said a suspect was going to different Lowes in the county, scanning items in self-checkout and leaving with more expensive items than those paid for. Video evidence shows the 10 incidents started in November of last year. The total stolen was almost $2,500. He had been selling the items on Facebook Marketplace and Offer Up.
Threat to kill
lands robber in jail
A 43-year-old Bremerton man had bail set at $105,000 in Superior Court Feb. 7 after being charged with harassment threat to kill.
He faces five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
In court records, Bremerton police are shown to have responded Feb. 5 at 11:15 p.m. to the 1800 block of NE Sylvan Way. A couple in a vehicle got stuck in the park there. Soon after a vehicle pulled up and suspects tried to rob the couple. One pulled out a handgun. The woman grabbed a Taser and shot him with it, while the man called 911. The potential robbers then took off.
Drugs for sex case
involves elevator
A 33-year-old Bremerton man was in Superior Court Feb. 4 charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.
Bail was $65,000. He faces 10 years in prison and $20,000 in fines.
Court documents say Bremerton police responded Feb. 3 at 8:43 p.m. to the 5600 block of Kitsap Way. A warrant was out for the owner of a parked vehicle. Narcotics and drug paraphernalia were seen inside. The suspect was seen on the fifth floor of a hotel. Officers found him trying to conceal himself hiding in the back corner of an elevator bay.
Found in the vehicle were: 29.5 grams of meth, 5.7 grams of fentanyl, a scale, a gun, four phones, brass knuckles, a balisong knife and more. Also, there were many condoms, and the officer believed the suspect was dealing drugs for sex.
K9 unit finds
suspect in woods
A 36-year-old man was in Superior Court Feb. 7 charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.
Bail was $50,000. He faces 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Court records show Bremerton police responded Feb. 3 at 11:20 p.m. to the 5100 block of Sinclair Way in Bremerton. They checked a suspicious vehicle and found the steering column covered up, which often is done with stolen vehicles. A K9 unit found the suspect in the woods. A note in the vehicle criticized the city for its treatment of transients. Video tied the suspect to the crimes.
Bail $150K for man
charged with delivery
Bail was set at $150,000 for a 45-year-old Bremerton man arrested on a warrant who was in Superior Court Feb. 6.
He is charged with possession with intent to deliver. He faces 10 years in prison and at least $1,000 in fines, depending on the amount of drugs found.
Court documents say Bremerton police responded May 13, 2024, to the 700 block of Chester Avenue at 10:30 a.m. An officer noticed a possible stolen car. The suspect was arrested on a Department of Corrections warrant. There was a BB gun and meth pipe in his pockets. A man inside the building said the suspect was delivering drugs to him.
After receiving a telephonic search warrant, officers found drugs inside a backpack in the car. There were 71 grams of meth; 55.6 grams of fentanyl; and 216 fake Percocet “blues” pills likely laced with fentanyl. More drugs were found in the building, including in an icemaker. The suspect was arrested recently after getting out on bail earlier, but not returning to court.
Teen charged with
child molestation
In Kitsap County Juvenile Court, a 16-year-old Silverdale boy was charged with first-degree child molestation Feb. 5
Court records show the teen had sexual contact with a person who was no less than 12 years old.
