The following cases were filed in Kitsap County District Court:
Fourth-degree assault charges for Tracyton man
• A 32-year-old Tracyton man was charged with assault in the fourth degree after he allegedly used his “whole hand” to squeeze a woman’s buttocks as she was standing in line to pay at Walmart Feb. 11. The man also recorded video of the woman with his cell phone. Another man at the scene witnessed the assault and detained him until sheriff’s deputies arrived. The man told deputies his plan was to bump into the woman, apologize, and then try and start up a conversation. The man’s phone was seized as evidence and bail was set at $50,000.
• A 25-year-old Olalla man was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree and possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacturer or deliver. Bremerton police learned that the man was a convicted felon out of Florida for cocaine trafficking and that he may have been selling handguns in Bremerton. Police obtained a search warrant for a Bremerton motel room and found two handguns, heroin, cocaine and “shards” — slang for methamphetamine. The man told police he possessed up to four handguns and sold two handguns. Bail was set at $100,000.
• A 31-year-old Port Orchard man was charged with mail theft. A woman allegedly saw the man carrying a backpack and going through mail boxes near Marine Drive in Bremerton Feb. 11. She called police, and an officer arrested the man on a warrant. Mail belonging to 17 people was allegedly found in the backpack. The man told police he wasn’t stealing mail but said a friend of his put mail in the backpack. He was transported to Harrison Medical Center for treatment of a heroin-use-related problem. Bail was set at $25,000.
• An 18-year-old Bremerton man was charged with retail theft with extenuating circumstances in the third degree. The man allegedly used a knife to remove a watch from its package at Kohl’s department store and then went into a store bathroom for a long time Feb. 11. An employee called the sheriff’s office. A deputy approached the man and told him not to leave the store, but the man resisted. The man said he stole the watch because he needed items to sell to buy food. He admitted to other recent thefts at various locations as well. Bail was set at $30,000.
• A 27-year-old Bremerton man was charged with DUI and hit-and-run after he allegedly ran another motorist off State Route 3 Feb. 15. According to court documents, the man was driving a white Toyota Tundra pickup truck in an erratic manner southbound on SR3 around 7:25 p.m. The man forced another motorist off the road, but police caught up with the man at a plumbing business on Chico way. The man was unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol. The man told police he had not been involved in a crash, then failed a field sobriety test and was arrested. His BAC was .192. He cursed the Washington State Patrol trooper who arrested him and repeatedly described the situation as “whack.” The man had a prior DUI and was booked without bail.
• A 22-year-old Silverdale man was charged with malicious mischief after he trashed an apartment he shared with roommates while on an alleged drunken rampage Feb. 14. The man was allegedly drunk from the night before, and had broke several items in the apartment. Police arrested the man. During the ride to jail the man repeatedly asked why he had been arrested. The deputy had already told him why, but the man kept forgetting because he was so intoxicated. The man claimed he was going to sue the deputy and take everything the deputy had.
• A 29-year-old Bremerton woman was charged with burglary in the second degree. The homeowner came back to the home after being gone a week and found the woman living in the home without permission. After being arrested, the woman asked police if she was going to jail, and said she didn’t do anything wrong. She said she fed the cat and cleaned the house during her stay. Bail was set at $30,000.
• A 24-year-old Bremerton man was charged with DUI. A Washington State Patrol trooper observed the man driving 54 mph in a 35mph zone on Illahee Road Feb. 9. The trooper pulled him over and the man said he drank three rum and cokes. His BAC was .145.
• A 27-year-old Bremerton woman was charged with robbery in the second degree. She allegedly hit someone and took their cell phone.
• A 38-year-old Bremerton man was charged with assault in the second degree. He allegedly tried to strangle a man. Bail was set at $50,000.
• A 34-year-old Bremerton transient was charged with possession of heroin. The woman was allegedly sleeping in a restroom at the Bremerton ferry terminal and had three Snohomish County felony warrants.