The spanking of a young boy in a diaper with a belt led two girls ages 7 and 5 to fill a backpack with their clothes and leave their home at 3 a.m. in 28-degree weather.

That led to a 29-year-old Bremerton woman and her 46-year-old husband being in Superior Court Feb. 12 arrested on a warrant from Feb. 7 on three charges.

Both are charged with criminal mistreatment and unlawful imprisonment (five years in prison, $10,000 fine maximum each); and fourth-degree criminal mistreatment (90 days in jail, $1,000 fine.) Bail was $50,000 for each.

Court records say a Kitsap deputy responded Jan. 23 at 3:50 a.m. to the 7500 block of Highway 303 NE. Two children were outside a gas station alone, and one was not wearing shoes.

The suspect’s four children are known to police. A father of one was arrested when one was 7 weeks old and had healing rib fractures, a possible skull fracture and bruises on her body and face. Another incident the mom asked her sister to care for the children as she sought mental health assistance. A third case involved a 3-year-old wandering on a street saying her parents would not wake up, and the house smelled of cat feces. There were still twin 10-month-olds in the house. A fourth case involved a child showing up for preschool hungry and dressed inappropriately for the cold weather.

In this latest case, the two girls left the house because they were scared of their dad, who spanked their brother with a belt six times for not cleaning his room.

Both girls were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. One girl said she also had been spanked but about a year before. She said she wanted to take her brother, but she couldn’t unlock his door. “He shouldn’t be a parent if he’s going to act like that,” she said of her dad.

Officers went to the home, and it was a mess, including fly traps dangling from the ceiling with many dead flies stuck to them. There were five cats, and the house smelled of urine. Furniture was in disarray, and there were signs of fire hazards.

Since the children are locked in their rooms at night, they wear diapers. In the girls’ room there was old food on the floor, including a half-eaten hot dog. The mom said one child’s father was abusive to her and spent five years in prison.

The children were not taken into protective custody, “although the residence was absolutely deplorable,” but Child Protective Services said it would respond within 24 hours.

Woman raped, couldn’t

leave as they took ID

Bail was set at $500,000 for a 30-year-old Bremerton man arrested on a warrant and charged with rape in Superior Court Feb. 13.

He faces life in prison and a $50,000 fine.

Court records show Bremerton police responded July 10, 2024, to St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale to talk to the victim. She said on July 3 she met a friend at a hotel and drank alcohol. Another friend later took them to an apartment on Bay Vista Boulevard. Other partygoers wanted her to put on a sex show. She said no. Later she blacked out and when she awoke a man was having sex with her. She tried to push him off, and she recalls everyone laughing at her. A friend picked her up. She said the others took her I.D., phone, keys and Navy Cat card at the start of the night so she couldn’t leave.

Police received a search warrant and found drugs and weapons in the room, along with some of the victim’s clothing. The suspect said the sex was consensual.

Amber Alert part of

domestic violence case

A 32-year-old Port Orchard man was in Superior Court Feb. 11 facing three charges.

The theft charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine; he faces a year in jail and a $5,000 fine for interfering with reporting domestic violence; and he faces five years in prison and $10,000 in fines for malicious mischief. He was originally arrested for nine crimes, including kidnapping and robbery.

Court documents show Kitsap deputies responded Feb. 9 at 11:48 p.m. to SE Overaa Road in Port Orchard. The victim said the father of their two children came to her residence despite a restraining order. After a “wrestling match” over her phone he stole it and broke her iPad so she couldn’t call 911. He stole her pink semi-automatic handgun, crashed through a chain-link fence and left. He was on meth and alcohol. There was no child seat, but he had taken their 17-month-old. An Ambert Alert was put out.

Law enforcement received a tip about where the suspect and the son would be the next morning around 6:38. He said he and the victim had a romantic evening together when she suddenly started biting, slapping and punching him. He grabbed the child and went to a hospital. Another report says the baby was injured when the mom accidentally hit him with a plastic cup. Another deputy took photos of the suspect’s injuries.

Man charged with

rape of a child

A 33-year-old Bremerton man was in Kitsap County Superior Court Feb. 10 charged with rape of a child.

He faces five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Court papers say Bremerton police responded to an address on Roosevelt Boulevard. The victim is a 14-year-old girl with developmental delays. She said her stepfather raped her the week before. She told a child forensic interviewer she was raped twice and molested once. During the most recent rape, he told her she would not have to do her chores if she did as he asked.

Suspect wearing same

clothes used in burglary

A 51-year-old Port Orchard man was in Superior Court Feb. 10 arrested on two charges from a warrant filed Jan. 27.

Bail was $125,000. He’s charged with burglary (10 years in prison, $20,000 fine maximum); and theft (five years, $10,000 fine).

Court papers show Bremerton police responded to the 4500 block of Auto Center Way. They saw a vehicle that had been involved in a burglary of almost $2,700 in tools from a business the previous week. Video shows the suspect wearing the same clothes he was that night. The tools were found in the back of the truck under a tarp.

Man in bucket truck

takes wire, damages equipment

A 45-year-old Port Orchard man was in Superior Court Feb. 1o facing two charges.

Bail was $60,000. He faces 10 years and $20,000 in fines for malicious mischief and five years and $10,000 in fines for theft.

Court documents show Kitsap deputies responded Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. to the 14900 block of Sidney Road SW. A man driving a white bucket truck took about 100 feet of copper communication line worth $4,000, along with doing $6,000 damage to lines and equipment, a witness said.

The suspect made a false statement that he was there to deal with the downed lines. The witness provided photos and saw the crime occur. The suspect had a history of working on utility poles.

Man at state Capitol

turns himself in

A 44-year-old Port Orchard man was in Superior Court Feb. 11 facing three charges.

Assault carries a 10-year, $20,000 fine maximum penalty. Unlawful imprisonment carries a max of five years and a $10,000 fine. And interfering with reporting domestic violence has a penalty of one year in jail and $5,000 in fines.

Court records say Kitsap deputies responded Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. to talk to a South Kitsap school resource officer. The victim was asked by her husband about a text she had sent. The man was nice to her but they were just friends and watched the Super Bowl together at a friend’s house. They argued. Once home he acted like he wanted to make up but she refused so he got angry and squeezed her tight. Inside the house he choked her. They argued in a closet for about an hour. He has locked in there before, and she’s had to jump out a window to escape before. He threatened to kill her. He talked her into not calling 911. The next day she told deputies he was at work at the Capitol building in Olympia. He was advised to turn himself in, and he did.

Drunk roommates’

fight leads to arrest

A 28-year-old Bremerton man was in Superior Court Feb. 10 charged with two crimes.

He faces five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for harassment threat to kill and one year and a $5,000 fine for assault.

Court papers say Bremerton police responded Feb. 9 to the 3300 block of Ward Avenue at 5:34 p.m. An intoxicated neighbor bleeding from his face knocked on a door and said he was assaulted. The officer used to Language Line to communicate with the victim.

He said he was sleeping when the suspect started punching him said he would kill him. He ran next door. The victim was transported to St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale. Police went to the home the next day and found the suspect, who said he was too drunk to remember what happened.

Warrant arrest

A 27-year-old Bremerton man was in Superior Court Feb. 11 facing an arrest warrant from March of last year.

Bail was $150,000. He’s charged with violating a court order and faces five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.