A Seattle man with a long rap sheet escaped from “home detention” after being charged with damaging a city bus with a machete in July.
Daniel Couch, 30, was confirmed to be “missing” Oct. 10th, according to King County’s Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention. After being discharged from a treatment facility, Couch wandered away from his court-ordered non-jail location and is nowhere to be found. At least 44 warrants have been lodged against Couch since 2015 for failure to appear in court, and King County currently considers him to be “dangerous to the community,” KIRO 7 News reports.
Couch’s case reflects a broader struggle for the Emerald City’s left-wing establishment, which has failed to control a crime epidemic that’s driving businesses away and wearing down residents…