Archive for December 17th, 2009
Guardsman charged with threatening to bomb Seattle armory in Washington
Prosecutors have filed charges against a Seattle guardsman following accusations that he threatened to bomb the armory in the city’s Interbay neighborhood.
In charging documents, prosecutors allege a string of troubling incidents leading up to Timothy James Pikes’ arrest on Dec. 5.
According to prosecutors, Pikes, 37, was already facing disciplinary action for refusing to deploy to Iraq when, on Dec. 4, he allegedly told a co-worker he was going to “just blow up the whole unit building” at the National Guard armory at 1601 W. Armory Way. Prosecutors allege he went on to say he wanted to “shoot up a Catholic church.”
Exactly one year before his arrest, Pikes made a similar threat against his fellow guardsmen, according to Seattle police statements. Ordered to surrender his weapons after refusing to deploy to Iraq, Pikes allegedly told his supervisor he had thoughts of “killing and shooting people” at the facility.
Pikes’ supervisor was apparently so concerned about the threat, he spent the following day guarding the facility’s front gate in case Pikes arrived.
Arrested at his South Seattle home, Pikes allegedly told officers the incident “was a result of a miscommunication,” according to police.
Charged with making threats to bomb or injure property, Pikes remains in King County Jail on $500,000 bail.
























































