
In 2016, Jayapal became the first Indian American woman elected to the U.S.
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“The investigation is ongoing and our office is working with police investigators to make sure we understand the full extent of the suspect’s actions to build the strongest case possible.” “In a time of increased political violence, security concerns against any elected official should be taken seriously, as we are doing here,” McNerthney wrote in an email Wednesday. If charges are not filed by then, the person must be released from jail. Prosecutors have 72 hours, not including holidays and weekends, to file criminal charges against a person in custody. Prosecutors have not declined to file a criminal case but don’t currently have evidence to prove a hate crime was committed, said Casey McNerthney, a spokesperson for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. King County prosecutors said Seattle police released him because they couldn’t say with certainty that he told the congresswoman to go back to India or that he threatened to kill her, The Seattle Times reported.Ĭourt records show Seattle police on Wednesday obtained a temporary Extreme Risk Protection Order to require the man to surrender his firearms and concealed pistol license, citing concerns about escalating behavior toward Jayapal and increasing mental health struggles. Pramila Jayapal was released from jail Wednesday.

SEATTLE - A 48-year-old Seattle man arrested Saturday on suspicion of committing a hate crime against U.S.
