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Defendant in Jonny Adamow murder case pleads not guilty

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From the SPD report on the investigation

The man charged with first degree murder in the deadly December 31st shooting of Jonny Adamow at Broadway and Pike has pleaded not guilty.

Charles Hickman appeared in court Wednesday to answer to the charge.

CHS reported here on his arrest earlier this month as police said they had evidence and eyewitnesses placing Hickman at the scene and proving he was the gunman captured on security video firing from behind an E Pike utility pole in the deadly late night ambush. Police say Hickman was targeting another person at the busy intersection when he fired off 10 rounds. One hit Adamow who died of a gunshot wound in the back.

At Wednesday’s plea hearing, lawyers for Hickman convinced the judge in the case to bar photography or video showing the defendant’s face claiming that media coverage could bias potential jurors. In the motion, Hickman’s legal team says the defendant was arrested, in part, thanks to media coverage of the December 31st killing but did not provide further details.

Hickman, 23, was arrested by federal authorities April 7th and booked into King County Jail that afternoon. He remains held on $2 million bail. His lawyers say Hickman has never been convicted of a crime.

A trial date is currently set for mid-May but could be continued to a later date.

 

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Another delay as sentencing in Elijah Lewis murder trial postponed to May

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Already a delayed journey, the path to justice in the Elijah Lewis murder case will stretch out for three more weeks.

“Barring extraordinary circumstances, this will be the last continuance,” King County Superior Court Judge Sean O’Donnell vowed in his decision last week to grant a final continuance for the sentencing hearing for defendant Patrick Cooney.

In February, Cooney was convicted by a jury of second degree murder and first degree assault for the April 2023 scooter road rage shooting that took the life of the 23-year-old Lewis at the corner of Broadway and Pine. Continue reading →

Fundraiser: Organizer of PrideFest Capitol Hill and Seattle Center celebrations says some sponsors are pulling out

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A PrideFest 2025 scene on Broadway

The producer of the events that fill Cal Anderson, Broadway and the Seattle Center with Pride celebrations every June is trying to close a $75,000 gap amid what it says is a nationwide downturn in support for LGBTQ organizations and queer causes and “sponsorship challenges across the country for organizations like ours.”

“Already, we are seeing a loss of about 1/3 of our sponsorship funding (around $225,000 total, or $75,000 down as of April 1),” the call for support reads. “At PrideFest, we are committed to throwing big, beautiful events that are free for all, but it takes hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce such a large event well, to pay artists, and to make it safe for everyone.”

You can give here.

PrideFest and director Egan Orion organize the annual Pride weekend events that include the party around the Seattle Center fountain that follows the city’s annual Pride parade and the street festival that precedes it and fills Broadway and Cal Anderson with vendors, performances, and fun. Here is a look at the 2024 PrideFest festivities on Capitol Hill. Continue reading →

2025’s anti-Trump protests are smaller, low-conflict, frequent, and have great signs — Another marched on Broadway Saturday

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The latest in a year of smaller, more local, low-conflict protests focused on messaging against the second Trump administration filled the Seattle Central plaza and Broadway Saturday.

The Capitol Hill rally and march was part of a national day of “Hands Off” protests across the country and up and down the Puget Sound. It was also part of multiple demonstrations in the city itself as groups like Seattle Indivisible have kept a steady drum beat of protests in motion with frequent, nearly weekly gatherings centered in neighborhoods and cities across the region instead of attempting larger rallies in Seattle.

Keeping track of the smaller events has been sometimes a challenge for those wanting to get involved and sort out if a planned protest will have a healthy turnout. Continue reading →

First 2025 totals show East Precinct left out of rest of city’s dip in reported property crime

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The union representing Seattle’s sworn officers does not seem to love the city

The Seattle Times called them out on it

This is Capitol Hill…

And the Central District.

With a debate brewing with the Seattle Police Officers Guild over citywide crime stats showing a drop across Seattle in the first quarter of 2025, the numbers for the East Precinct covering the neighborhoods around Capitol Hill, First Hill, and the Central District tell a slightly different story.

Crime statistics compiled by SPD show property crimes did not dip here in January, February, and March like they did in other parts of Seattle including a 26% drop in the North Precinct, a 25% drop in the South,
30% in the Southwest.

Downtown’s West Precinct was down 7% — right around the East Precinct’s modest dip.

Meanwhile East Precinct violent crime totals including a leap in reported sexual assaults were up in the first three months of 2025.

There are also trends that are not being talked about. Arrests across the city have leapt above the totals recorded in the same period last year — including a 30% jump in East Precinct arrests so far in 2025. Continue reading →

Seattle Fire: Cause of Queen Sheba blaze ‘undetermined’

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(Image: CHS)

The Seattle Fire Department says its investigation could not determine an official cause for Tuesday afternoon’s fire that charred the outside of the old Queen Sheba restaurant at Broadway and John.

“Fire investigators ruled the cause as undetermined,” SFD said. “The fire originated in a dumpster between two buildings and spread to the exterior and windowsills of one of the structures.”

SFD says damage was mostly contained to the exterior of the old house turned restaurant. Continue reading →

Another fire damages old Queen Sheba building at Broadway and John — UPDATE

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Thanks to neighbor Teddy for the picture

A fire scorched the empty building formerly home to the Queen Sheba restaurant at Broadway and John Tuesday afternoon.

Seattle Fire was called around 2:45 PM to reports of flames on the outside of the building that spread to the interior. Continue reading →

Police investigate reported accidental shooting at Broadway apartment building

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Seattle Police and Seattle Fire responded to a reported accidental shooting at a Broadway apartment building just after midnight.

According to emergency radio updates, a 911 caller reported the shooting victim was inside a unit of the Station House building above Capitol Hill Station around 12:02 AM. The approximately 25-year-old man was reported to have accidentally shot himself in the arm.

Seattle Fire arrived to treat the man and transport him to the hospital.

The Seattle Police Department is investigating.

 

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Murder charge: Marshals track down suspect in deadly December 31st shooting at Broadway and Pike

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From the SPD report on the investigation

Police say Hickman was identified with the help of security video and witness accounts at the scene

A 23-year-old Bellevue man has been arrested by U.S. Marshals and charged with the December 31st murder of Jonny Adamow at Broadway and Pike.

The office of the King County Prosecuting Attorney says Charles Hickman has been charged with first degree murder in the deadly late night ambush in which police say Hickman was targeting another person at the busy intersection.

Hickman was arrested by federal authorities Monday and booked into King County Jail that afternoon. He is held on $2 million bail.

Police have been searching for the suspect since the night of the murder. Prosecutors say detectives were able to identify the man through “video capturing unique identifying details and information from the witnesses present at the scene.” Continue reading →

Cascade Public Media is starting its second year on Broadway with security upgrade after ‘trespassing, vandalism, and break-ins’

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(Image: Cascade Public Media)

Last year, Cascade Public Media brought KCTS and Crosscut to their new home on Broadway.

The new headquarters for the Pacific Northwest PBS media group has faced problems familiar to other buildings in the neighborhood.

Plans filed with the city show Cascade’s security team is planning a $60,000 project to make the building safer after its first year on Broadway between Capitol Hill and First Hill.

The project will “install additional fencing and security grilles” to “mitigate trespassing, vandalism, and break-ins occurring at the facility.” Continue reading →