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Seattle Police arrested a man for threatening people with a knife in South Seattle on Tuesday evening.
On July 2nd at 6:53 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 2600 block of Rainier Avenue South for reports of a male threatening people while armed with a large kitchen knife. He also directed bias, derogatory language towards them.
Officers quickly located the suspect and arrested him. They recovered a knife and seized it as evidence.
The 36-year-old male was booked into King County Jail.
Homicide & Assault Unit Detectives filed the following charges: two counts of Hate Crime Offense, Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer and Making a False or Misleading Statement to a Public Servant.
This case has been referred to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
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