BELLEVUE—A Bellevue police officer was seriously injured Friday, December 12, after being stabbed by a man who prosecutors say made a bogus 911 call to lure officers to the scene.
King County prosecutors on Monday charged 38-year-old Mohamed Morray Bangura with first-degree assault and second-degree assault, both with deadly weapon enhancements. Bangura, a Sierra Leone national previously encountered by police while sleeping on church property near the Bellevue Transit Center, remains in custody at Harborview Medical Center with a $5 million bail. Bangura’s immigration status has not been released.
The incident unfolded around 12:24 p.m. on Dec. 12 at the transit center on NE 6th Street. An anonymous male caller reported a verbal argument between a man and a woman that was escalating, vaguely mentioning possible weapons and requesting “an officer or two.” The caller refused to provide his name or further details.
Officers Sean Winebrenner and Guilherme Spagnolo responded and contacted Bangura, who admitted making the call. He initially complained that another officer had “tried to put a false case on me,” referring to a prior encounter…