Most cases for Ballard assault suspect dismissed due to ‘incompetency’ to stand trial

KIRO 7 has uncovered more than a dozen prior cases connected to the suspect of an assault in Ballard that happened this past fall – and nearly all of the cases that are now closed were dismissed because he was found incompetent to stand trial.

“I just don’t understand how this is a continued pattern,” said Amber, who says she was the victim of that Ballard assault. “It’s crazy that someone can just keep doing the same thing.”

KIRO 7 began investigating after learning of the Ballard incident. Amber, who declined to share her last name publicly, was walking near her apartment one morning when a man crouched in front of her and grabbed her…

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