Taxpayers in Washington condition will have to fork out $250 to a homeless man accused of pushing a 62-yr-old woman down the stairs of a light-weight rail station in Seattle for every day he doesn’t get mental health remedy, in accordance to community stories.

Alexander Jay, 40, was arrested on March 3, a working day soon after the assault at the Chinatown-International District light rail station at 5th Avenue South and South Jackson Street, WHD News Digital previously documented.

Jay was also accused of stabbing a lady 10 periods at a bus cease that identical day, FOX13 Seattle reported.

He went on trial in April, but a choose considered him incompetent and requested him to devote three months at an inpatient facility, according to the report.

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Immediately after a lot more than 100 times without having currently being admitted, King County Excellent Courtroom Judge Johanna Bender found the Department of Social and Wellness Services (DSHS) in contempt of court for failing to get Jay treatment method, KING5-Tv described. 

Alexander Jay, the homeless man accused of pushing a 62-12 months-outdated lady down the stairs of a Seattle light rail station in March, has just about two dozen prior convictions in Washington relationship back again to 2000, prosecutors explained. (King County Prosecuting Legal professional)

Bender also purchased the point out to shell out $250 for every day, which began accruing on May possibly 9, till Jay gets admitted for treatment, the studies mentioned.

Jay is at the moment remaining held in jail, a violation of his owing process rights, thanks to the severity of the expenses.

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DSHS instructed FOX13 that the earliest Jay may perhaps get into treatment method was mid-August – which could end result in taxpayers paying out extra than $17,000 to Jay.

Jay has nearly two dozen prior convictions in Washington courting again to 2000, in accordance to prosecutors.