(WSB photo by Christopher Boffoli, Monday evening)

As we first reported Tuesday, the 25-year-old man arrested after Monday’s stabbing and robbery in Admiral has appeared in court for the first time, with a judge setting bail at $250,000. This morning, we obtained the hearing document from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. It says the judge found probable cause to hold the suspect for investigation of second-degree robbery and first-degree assault with a deadly weapon; formal charges are not yet filed. The document lists the suspect’s address as an apartment in Tukwila and says this is the first time they’ve ever had a case involving him (we had noted no criminal record came up in our checks). The probable-cause document also includes the initial police summary – here’s what was written in this case, with names redacted:

… The remarks on the call stated, “INSIDE [PCC], MALE CAME IN AND SAID HE HAS BEEN STABBED”

Upon arrival, I spoke with VICTIM (redacted) who had an obvious wound to his left shoulder. There was a significant amount of blood soaked into his shirt. SFD arrived to the scene to provide aid. A medic on scene advised that it is unknown how deep the stab wound went into his shoulder and that it would require stitches.

(Victim) stating that he was walking down California Ave SW when an unknown male approached him and stabbed him with what appeared to be a kitchen knife. The unknown male stated something unintelligible then asked (victim), “Did it hurt?” The unknown male left the scene on foot. This was an unprovoked random stabbing on a City of Seatle public sidewalk. (Victim) was transported to Harborview Medical Center by AMR 440.

(Second victim) approached me on scene. She stated that an unknown male approached and demanded that she hand over her cell phone while she outside on the phone with her pharmacy. She refused. The unknown suspect rushed her, grabbed her left wrist and twisted her arm back. (She) released the phone. The unknown male ran away from the scene with (her) cell phone. The cell phone was recovered several blocks away with the suspect’s belongings in the backyard of a stranger’s house the suspect was running through. Officer … returned (her) cell phone to her. (She) advised she had shooting pain in her left arm but refused to be seen by SFD.

The suspect was apprehended several blocks away from the scene after an estimated 30-minute [foot] track involving K9. The suspect absconded through several community members backyards by hopping their fence and running through until he was apprehended.

(Second victim) conducted a field show-up and positively identified the suspect as the one who robbed her of her cell phone. Sergeant … screened the incident on scene. (Stabbing victim) had described a similar looking suspect as (phone robbery victim) and the one that was apprehended.

As of this morning, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says, they’re expecting police to refer the case to them for a charging decision by week’s end.

2:02 PM: Six days after we first told you about 38-year-old David C. Williford, discovered by state Department of Corrections officers to have removed a monitoring device and left the North Admiral home where they’d gone to arrest him, he’s back in custody. We just got that word from a DOC spokesperson, who says Williford is in the Mason County Jail. That’s the county in which previous cases against him originated. The jail roster says he’s been there since just after 10:30 this morning.

11 PM: The DOC issued a news release later in the day, about the arrest of Williford and another fugitive. Of this case, the DOC news release says:

David Williford cut off his GPS monitor shortly after his release to community supervision on May 5. DOC community corrections officers arrived at the location in minutes in response to a tampering notice, but Williford had disappeared. Late Monday night, Mason County Sheriff’s deputies brought Williford safely into custody.

“The location” refers to the North Admiral house, reported to belong to a family member, where Williford was staying.

Sheila hopes you can watch for this stolen car:

Our car (was) stolen from our home (in the 7700 block of) 18th Ave SW. It is a silver 2017 Kia Sportage. We literally bought it two days ago, so the plates were just temporary paper ones.

The number on those paper plates is A8401524. We’ll add the police report # when we get it. (Update: It’s 25-128647.)

(WSB photos by Christopher Boffoli)

6:08 PM: We’re on our way to the 2700 block of California for a ‘scenes of violence’ response. Police have been chasing a possible suspect in Upper Alki. They last radioed from the 2600 block of 50th SW. A K-9 is joining the search.

6:14 PM UPDATE: We’ve arrived at California/Stevens. SFD crews are behind PCC. WSB’s Christopher Boffoli says witnesses told him one person was stabbed in the shoulder but the wound isn’t life threatening. The stabbing was described as random. The suspect is reported to be heading westbound down Admiral toward Alki; we don’t have a description yet.

6:24 PM: The scene outside PCC has cleared; the victim has been taken to the hospital. A store employee tells us the victim was just walking on Calif when the attacker skateboarded by and stabbed him; the victim then went into the store and asked for help. The search continues.

6:39 PM: Several commenters in the search area say police have given them a partial description: Black man, 5’10”, green shirt. They are pursuing some location leads called in to 911 by people who think they saw him on their security cameras.

6:48 PM: They have taken a suspect into custody near 51st/Pritchard.

7:41 PM: We’re back at HQ and following up with SPD and SFD. Meantime, Christopher says the arrest indeed followed a resident in that area calling in to say he saw the apparent suspect in his back yard.

(Added: Reader photo, via text)

7:49 PM: SFD says the victim, a ~47-year-old man, was in stable condition when taken to the hospital by AMR. … We are likely to have more info from police later tonight, but also wanted to mention that an SPD rep is expected as usual at tomorrow night’s Admiral Neighborhood Association meeting (7 pm Tuesday, Admiral Church, 4320 SW Hill) if anyone has questions about this (or other concerns).

9:31 PM: Police confirm that the 20-year-old man they arrested is also suspected of robbing a woman (as noted in comments below) – from their SPD Blotter post: “The suspect grabbed a second victim’s arm and stole her phone. He then threatened a third victim with a knife. Neither of those victims were injured.”

9:14 AM TUESDAY: The suspect is actually 25. An early check does not show any criminal cases. He’ll likely appear in court for a probable-cause hearing this afternoon.

6:38 PM: His bail is set at $250,000. Awaiting more info before writing a separate followup.

We first told you last Wednesday about 38-year-old David C. Williford, who is on the run after state Department of Corrections officers discovered he’d removed a monitoring device and left the North Admiral home where they’d gone to arrest him. We checked with a DOC spokesperson this morning and they say Williford is still missing. But they also say Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound has joined the search. Crime Stoppers offers a reward for tips that lead to arrests. Willford has a history documented in news stories like this one, with animal-abuse convictions and sex-abuse allegations plea-bargained to assault. The DOC says he was out on “community custody” (our state’s term for parole) when officers sought to arrest him on a warrant related to a case involving an alleged sex crime involving a family member. If you know where he is right now, call 911; otherwise, the DOC recommends calling Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477),” adding: “Crime Stoppers tips reach investigative teams in a timely manner.” You can submit an anonymous tip online too, as explained here.

A little over a week ago, we reported on a Saturday afternoon incident that started in West Seattle and ended in Boulevard Park – with police rescuing three children from the car their father allegedly stole from their mother. The father, 30-year-old Jose M. Alcantar-Hernandez, is now (updated) charged, and the documents say it’s not the first domestic-violence case against him in their 10-year marriage.

That’s a screengrab from video recorded by a witness near the start of the May 3 incident (received since our previous report), with the suspect standing on his wife’s moving car on California SW, trying to get in. Court documents say he had released from jail two days earlier – after pleading guilty in a previous domestic-violence case involving her. Despite a no-contact order, he and his wife spent time together, and on Saturday morning, she gave him a ride to West Seattle, with their children – ages 4, 3, and 1 1/2 – in the car.

At the California/Charlestown 7-Eleven, prosecutors say, he got out of the car but lingered, and when his wife tried to leave, he jumped in front of the car to try to prevent her from doing so. A passerby tried to intervene; she again tried to drive away, and Alcantar-Hernandez jumped onto the running board, yelling at her to stop, but she didn’t, so he then smashed a window to reach in and unlock the door. His wife then stopped in a median near California/Dakota; he grabbed the phone she had been using to call 911; she jumped out of the car as he moved into the passenger seat and drove away, though the charging documents note he does not have a valid license. The charging documents elaborate on how police found him:

An SPD officer working an emphasis shift nearby overheard the radio broadcast for this call and logged to it to assist looking for the vehicle. He observed (the victim’s) Nissan drive into the gas station [on Des Moines Memorial Drive] and park at the gas pumps.

Shortly thereafter, that officer ran after him for three-plus blocks before taking the suspect into custody. The children were unharmed. Alcantar-Hernandez is charged with these five charges: Theft Of Motor Vehicle, Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Violation Of A Court Order, Interfering With Domestic Violence Reporting, Malicious Mischief in the Third Degree – Domestic Violence, and Obstructing A Law Enforcement Officer. According to the charging documents, Alcantar-Hernandez’s criminal history along with the other domestic-violence cases includes DUI and driving with a suspended license, and juvenile convictions including burglary and unlawful gun possession. He remains in the King County Regional Justice Center, where he is scheduled for arraignment one week from tomorrow, with bail set at $125,000.