Suspect in Brutal Seattle Bat Attack Could Be Released Before Trial
In a photograph, the homeless suspect An unprovoked and brutal attack on a baseball bat that left an Amazon employee with a fractured skull still hasn’t started his trial. In fact, since the alleged incident in January 2022, he’s been waiting for a bed at a state facility, where his mental competency will be restored so he can face trial. He could now be released from prison.
Wantez Tulloss has a long criminal history. He is a degenerate criminal who has been convicted of first-degree theft, assault and three violations to a domestic violence no-contact order.
After he was caught on surveillance film taking a sexy turn, police charged him with first-degree attack. “full body swing” with a bat to the back of a random victim’s head. Tulloss was reportedly able to grab a slice of pizza afterward. Tulloss was a homeless person who lived in transitional housing.
Wantez Tulloss is a prolific criminal who is accused of striking this random woman with a bat. He swings full swing. She has suffered severe skull injuries that will require extensive surgery. After the attack, he was able to eat a piece of pizza.
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— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) February 8, 2022
No beds for the Suspect
Tulloss was given the order to undergo competency restoration at a Department of Social and Health Services Facility (DSHS). But Governor Jay Inslee’s DSHS does not have enough beds for criminal suspects ordered into restoration.
According to the state, a bed will be available between January 9th and 13th of 2023. However, Western State Hospital remains full. That timeline has been changed to Jan. 17 to 20, but a spokesperson warned the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH that it’s “only an estimate and dates could change if there is a Covid outbreak among patients or staff.”
The waitlist for competency restoration/evaluation sits at around 850 people, the spokesperson confirmed. The crisis prompted a DSHS memo sent to judges/prosecutors, warning them that the department might refuse to treat some criminal suspects. If this happens, they would be released from jail. This memo was the first. reported by FOX 13’s AJ Janaval.
Tulloss could be freed
Tulloss could be one of the suspects released depending on how DSHS reviews case reports. If the timeline for a mattress shifts again, a judge might have to release him.
“King County prosecutors object to serious cases being dismissed. Judges are finding that the unreasonable delays violate a defendant’s Constitutional rights,” King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office spokesperson Casey McNerthney tells the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH. “When people don’t get services that the State of Washington is expected to provide, and when their criminal cases cannot legally move forward as a result, we frequently see people who are released reoffending with serious crimes.”
McNerthney says “it’s certainly a concern with others not getting a bed,” Tulloss treatment may be refused by the DSHS.
A Clark County judge released John Cody Hart last year after DSHS didn’t have a competency restoration bed. He was also facing a first-degree assault charge at the time. A few months later, he was Arrest Two counts of first-degree murder were filed against him in Idaho after he fatally shot the Hartland Inn owners in New Meadows.
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