Seattle man caught trying to buy a gun after threatening his probation officer

A 40-year-old Seattle man will spend 18 months behind bars for trying to buy a gun just days after emailing threats to his probation officer.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Filmore Doyoon Kim mentioned a gun in the message and has a violent history, making his conduct “even more concerning.”

According to records filed in the case, Kim was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2022 after he broke into a neighbor’s apartment and beat him until he was unconscious— all in front of the man’s 4-year-old child. The records also state that Kim left a note for the neighbor, written in blood, threatening to kill him…

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