Information from Seattle Police Blotter

#2025-370436/Southwest Precinct/First Watch/W1:

At 3:56 AM Friday Dec. 19, 3rd and 1st watch officers responded to the 2400 block of Harbor Av SW to the report of a robbery in progress at a convenience store, where the clerk was in a physical fight with the suspect.

The suspect had taken alcohol from the store after the clerk refused to sell due to the hours.

The suspect had left money on the counter. The suspect returned demanding the money left. The money was given, but the suspect demanded that money was missing and demanded more from the clerk.

The suspect went behind the counter and physically attacked the clerk.

At one point the suspect strangled the clerk and held a corkscrew to their neck, threatening to kill the clerk.

The clerk did sustain injuries from the cutter. When units arrived, the suspect was taken into custody without incident.

The incident was screened with the Robbery Unit, and the suspect was booked into KCJ for Robbery 1.