SEATTLE (AP) - Prosecutors have charged a man who they say has been tied by DNA evidence to an assault at a Seattle-area park in August.
The Seattle Times reports (https://bit.ly/2lm3f78) Charles Stockwell Jr. was charged Wednesday with first-degree assault.
Charging papers say a 43-year-old Redmond woman was walking her dog in the park when Stockwell grabbed her and punched her repeatedly.
Stockwell is accused of using a shoelace to choke the woman before fleeing when a man walking nearby heard screams for help and went to investigate.
Prosecutors say DNA from the shoelace was linked to Stockwell in December.
Stockwell is currently a patient at a state mental hospital. He was found unfit to stand trial in September for a burglary that took place days after the park assault.
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Information from: The Seattle Times, https://www.seattletimes.com
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