Seattle Hammer Attacker Awaiting Trial
Christopher E. Martin, 34, has been arrested for the battery of hitting a victim on the back of the head with a hammer and stealing his backpack at a King County Metro bus shelter. The post Seattle Hammer Attacker Awaiting Trial appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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Christopher E. Martin, 34, has been arrested for the battery of hitting a victim on the back of the head with a hammer and stealing his backpack at a King County Metro bus shelter on Pike Street. Martin was seen standing by a King County Metro bus shelter with a hammer in his hand. Martin’s actions was observed by an undercover officer. The officer took a photograph of Martin and sent it to other officers for safety purposes.
Martin was previously charged with second-degree robbery related to an incident on Feb. 4, 2022, where he blocked a victim’s path while they were trying to exit a transit station, demanded the victim’s jacket and threatened to kill them. Martin was released from jail on May 5 and checked into a Port Angeles behavioral health facility.
On May 31, the Department of Public Defense argued for Martin’s release on his own recognizance, saying he would live with his sister while continuing treatment and looking for more permanent housing.
In June 2022, Martin was released on his own personal recognizance while awaiting trial, despite the state’s objection that he posed a danger to the community.
The officer on the scene witnessed Martin waving the hammer and getting into verbal altercations with people passing through the area. The officer also witnessed the victim in the same vicinity attempting to cut the lock off a bike using an orbital grinder. The man who was attacked with the hammer in the Downtown Seattle robbery last Friday died from his injuries, the Seattle Police Department announced.
Police said Martin violated his terms of release when he was arrested of assaulting a Safeway security guard. Prosecutors again argued he should be held on $10,000 bail, which the judge reduced to $5,000. however charges for that case were not forwarded by law enforcement. Martin was charged with a separate misdemeanor.
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