An Enumclaw resident was recently arrested in Seattle, after allegedly fighting with the man of the home he entered illegally and attempting to enter another home to elude police.
Johnathan Scott Hanshaw, who turns 32 in May, broke into a Flora Ave. S residence on March 27, according to probable cause documents.
One of the victims, Clinton Bergquist, told officers that he was upstairs with his 11 year-old son when he heard strange noises coming from downstairs. He initially thought it was his wife, but soon confirmed she was upstairs with them.
Bergquist went downstairs, saw Hanshaw attempting to crawl through a window, and attempted to prevent the intruder from entering as he yelled at him to leave.
Hanshaw eventually gained entry to the home, telling Bergquist, “I need help. They’re trying to kill me.”
Bergquist attempted to reason with Hanshaw and get him to wait on the front porch until police arrived. Instead, Hanshaw attempted to go upstairs, but Bergquist and a neighbor who had overheard the commotion prevented him from doing so.
The two managed to pull Hanshaw out of the house by his feet before he reiterated someone was trying to kill him and took off.
Officers soon spotted Hanshaw walking down the street, though when he spotted a police vehicle, he attempted to gain entry into another home to escape arrest.
This homeowner, Nancy Case, saw Hanshaw cross her front yard and go for her front door; she kept him from entering by blocking the door with her body until officers successfully arrested him.
After his arrest, Hanshaw admitted to officers he smoked meth earlier in the day.
Hanshaw was officially charged March 30 with one count of residential burglary, a Class B felony punishable by 10 years imprisonment and up to $20,000 in fines, and one count of attempted residential burglary, a Class C felony punishable by 5 years imprisonment and up to $10,000 in fines.
Prosecutors asked for Hanshaw to be held on a $100,000 bail, but he was released on his own personal recognizance; he’s expected to be arraigned April 13.
Court documents note Hanshaw has a previous conviction in Washington for reckless driving in 2010, as well as a DUI and attempt to elude in Georgia in 2012 and theft of under $1,000 in Tennessee in 2017.
