{"id":1375528,"date":"2022-03-14T09:16:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1375528"},"modified":"2022-03-14T09:20:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:20:51","slug":"seattle-media-doesnt-mention-that-homeless-man-who-brutally-assaulted-62-year-old-nurse-is-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-media-doesnt-mention-that-homeless-man-who-brutally-assaulted-62-year-old-nurse-is-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Media Doesn\u2019t Mention That Homeless Man Who Brutally Assaulted 62-Year-Old Nurse Is Homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseattle-media-doesnt-mention-that-homeless-man-who-brutally-assaulted-62-year-old-nurse-is-homeless%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1375528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A prolific offender was charged for an alleged brutal assault against a 62-year-old nurse walking out of a Seattle light rail station. Police say the suspect is homeless.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Jay, 40, is charged with second-degree assault. The King County Prosecutor\u2019s Office (KCPO) says surveillance video shows Jay throwing the victim down a flight of stairs multiple times. The victim suffered three broken ribs and a broken clavicle.<\/p>\n<p>The media doesn\u2019t mention the accused is homeless. And even though it mattered at the time, the <em>Seattle Times<\/em> withheld the suspect\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3326387\/rantz-seattle-judge-releases-prolific-shoplifter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rantz: Seattle judge releases homeless, prolific shoplifter caught stealing 70-inch TV<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Assault caught on surveillance footage<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Prosecutors allege prolific offender Alexander Jay randomly attacked a nurse as she exited a light rail station in Seattle. She broke 3 ribs &#038; her clavicle. Police say Jay is homeless. He has at least 22 convictions to his name.<\/p>\n<p>READ THE DETAILS: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x8qSS9mUwN\">https:\/\/t.co\/x8qSS9mUwN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BmgOLYtspJ\">pic.twitter.com\/BmgOLYtspJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonrantz\/status\/1503069236486238211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The surveillance footage is difficult to watch. It\u2019s a brutal assault.<\/p>\n<p>The victim is seen walking up the stairs, exiting Union Station just before noon on March 2. The suspect in the footage, identified as Jay by KCPO, is seen running up the escalator to meet the victim at the top of the stairwell.<\/p>\n<p>Jay, looking calm and composed, approaches the victim. He grabs her, drags her towards the stairwell, and throws her down it. The victim tumbles head over feet about a quarter of the way down the stairs. She hits her head and back hard before coming to a stop on the first stairwell landing.<\/p>\n<p>Jay then trots down the stairwell, picks her up, and throws her down the stairs again. The victim grabs the guardrail on the way down and stops herself from tumbling towards the next landing on the long stairwell. Jay goes after her again. He tries to pick her up and throw her down the remainder of the stairs as the victim hangs on to the guardrail. He appears to stomp on the woman hard as he tries to break her grip on the guardrail.<\/p>\n<p>Jay soon gives up and casually walks up the stairs and leaves. Two passersby, who appear homeless, watch and do nothing as they walk away. The victim struggles to walk away for help. Security arrives to help, but Jay gets on a bus and escapes.<\/p>\n<h3>Alexander Jay was arrested the next day<\/h3>\n<p>Police say the assault was completely unprovoked. The victim underwent surgery to \u201cplate\u201d the clavicle, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, however, the victim got a good look at Jay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe male who assaulted her was in the same car on the light rail train with her, facing her,\u201d a detective writes in the probable cause certificate. \u201cShe was standing, and he was seated. They had no interaction or confrontation. He continued to pull his mask down while on the light rail, and she got a good look at his face. The cross [tattoo] on his face stood out to her, and she recognized him as the same male who later assaulted her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Using surveillance, Seattle police were able to track down Jay. They made an arrest the following day about a half-mile from the location of the assault. He was booked on a Department of Corrections warrant and faces arraignment on March 24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3357758\/rantz-fatal-od-at-seattle-tiny-house-village-drugs-rampant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rantz: Homeless addict dies at Seattle Tiny House Village, drugs rampant as program slowly kills<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Alexander Jay has a long criminal history<\/h3>\n<p>Jay has a number of convictions, according to the KCPO. They come from Washington and California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been seven cases involving Mr. Jay that have been referred to the King County Prosecuting Attorney\u2019s Office in the last five years,\u201d a KCPO spokesperson said. \u201cWe obtained convictions in five of those cases, one is the current case, and the last case was later sent for filing in municipal court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among his many crimes, Jay has seen at least 22 convictions. They include domestic violence, first-degree theft, trafficking in stolen goods, and possession of a controlled substance. His most recent conviction was for a 2021 residential burglary from Bellevue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/2831168\/rantz-seattle-times-inclusive-group-bans-justice-system-inmate-for-social-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rantz: Seattle Times \u2018inclusive\u2019 group bans \u2018justice system,\u2019 \u2018inmate\u2019 for social justice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><em>Seattle Times\u00a0<\/em>withheld Jay\u2019s race<\/h3>\n<p>Before Jay was arrested, SPD put out a public alert on their online blog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe woman described the suspect as a Black male, approximately 30 years old, 6 feet tall, thin build, wearing a grey sweatshirt, grey sweatpants, dirty white tennis shoes, and a dark grey or green puffy jacket. He also had a distinctive cross tattoo on his left cheek,\u201d the police <a href=\"https:\/\/spdblotter.seattle.gov\/2022\/03\/02\/police-searching-for-suspect-in-cid-assault-stabbing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Using the blog as their source, the\u00a0<em>Seattle Times\u00a0<\/em>published a piece about 90 minutes later. They describe the suspect but leave out his race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 62-year-old woman described the suspect as 6 feet tall with a thin build and who appeared to be in his 30s, police said. He had a cross tattooed on his left cheek, she said,\u201d Daisy Zavala <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/police-search-for-suspect-in-chinatown-assault-stabbing-a-few-blocks-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect\u2019s race isn\u2019t directly relevant to the crime. There\u2019s no suggestion he attacked his victim for being white.<\/p>\n<p>But the woke, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/author\/naomi-ishisaka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">race-obsessed<\/a> <em>Seattle Times\u00a0<\/em>made a curious decision to exclude the suspect\u2019s race when he was out on the loose. The detail was relevant in the context of being used to help locate him.<\/p>\n<h3>Seattle outlets skip the homeless part<\/h3>\n<p>Jay\u2019s arrest was covered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/local\/man-charged-random-seattle-attack-woman-light-rail-station\/CS2FBB3PTVAKDMWCC5JRUTHIKA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KIRO 7<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tri-cityherald.com\/news\/state\/washington\/article259311089.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tri-City Herald<\/a>. Neither outlet note that police say Jay is homeless.<\/p>\n<p>Is Jay\u2019s status as homeless relevant to the story? Absolutely. Activists and politicians continue to pretend that Seattle\u2019s homeless population isn\u2019t dangerous; that they\u2019re just like you or me, just one paycheck away from a life on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>I obviously don\u2019t know why these two outlets ignored the important detail. Perhaps they did an investigation and found police erred in the homeless designation? If so, perhaps they should report that. Maybe it was a mere oversight \u2014 they missed the detail in the police report. It happens.<\/p>\n<p>But too often, generally speaking, left-wing reporters and editors believe that if they label a criminal homeless, it\u2019ll somehow define the entire homeless population. It\u2019s a ridiculous position fueled by ideology, bias, and ignorance.<\/p>\n<h3>It\u2019s a part of the story<\/h3>\n<p>Do media members withhold a profession when an officer is involved in a shooting? No. They lean into while some, ironically, actively try to frame a narrative that all cops are violent, dangerous, and racist.<\/p>\n<p>While the majority of homeless people aren\u2019t violent criminals, a good portion of them are. Many are also prolific criminals with long records. Others are addicts or mentally ill, both of which can be the cause of some of the violence we see. These facts should inform how the city handles the problems. It should also guide the rest of us on how we must be more aware of our surroundings while walking around the city.<\/p>\n<p>Living in an echo chamber might blind some media members from the reality of Seattle. As a reminder: we have both a prolific offender problem and a homelessness crisis in Seattle. When they intersect, pointing it out matters \u2014 especially if you hope to actually solve the problem.<\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to the Jason Rantz Show weekday afternoons from 3\u20136 pm on KTTH 770 AM (HD Radio 97.3 FM HD-Channel 3). Subscribe to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/category\/podcast_results\/?sid=1018&#038;n=The%20Jason%20Rantz%20Show\">podcast here<\/a>. Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonrantz\">@JasonRantz<\/a>\u00a0 on\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonrantz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jasonrantz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jasonrantzshow\">Facebook<\/a>. Check back frequently for more news and analysis.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prolific offender was charged for an alleged brutal assault against a 62-year-old nurse walking out of a Seattle light rail station. Police say the suspect is homeless. 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