A Federal Way man is facing second-degree assault charges after allegedly punching a 62-year-old man’s ear so hard it lacerated.
Jevon R. Pines, 31, is being held on a $75,000 bail and will be arraigned Aug. 4 in King County Superior Court.
Federal Way police arrested Pines on July 20 after the victim identified him in a photo montage.
The 62-year-old victim was walking his dog at about 8 p.m. on Monday, July 18, in the 1500 block of South 356th Street, between Lowe’s and the Park 16 apartments, when Pines allegedly came up from behind and yelled in his ear in “an apparent attempt to startle him,” charging documents state.
The man told police he looked back at the suspect and put his dog on the ground. But as he leaned over, the suspect punched him on the right side of his head, which caused a “severe laceration that cleanly bisected his outer ear and exposed cartilage underneath,” the documents continue. The victim was knocked unconscious but awoke a few minutes later to see the suspect walking away and laughing.
A local couple driving by the area when the incident took place saw the victim as he was regaining consciousness. The couple stopped, and the woman got out to help him and call 911. Her husband followed the suspect to the Park 16 apartments and took a photo of him walking into the one of the buildings.
“The suspect, who was described as wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and gray colored ball cap, was also recorded by the apartment’s video surveillance system as he entered the property from the street, where the assault occurred,” court documents state.
Apartment management “tentatively” identified the suspect as Pines, and the victim identified him as well after being shown a photo montage.
After being arrested and being read his Miranda rights, Pines told police he was in the Park 16 apartments on the day of the assault but denied hurting anyone.
Pines has previously been convicted of fourth-degree assault, second-degree theft, malicious mischief, criminal attempt, obstruction, domestic violence, possession of illegal drugs and harassment, among other crimes in Washington state.
