King County deputies seek help IDing suspect in Metro bus assault, attempted robbery

King County sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect accused of assaulting a passenger and attempting to rob her on a Metro bus.

The incident happened Feb. 23 at about 9:30 p.m., when both the suspect and a passenger boarded the bus at the Renton Transit Center, according to investigators.

Detectives say the female passenger reported that the man touched her inappropriately, prompting her to take his picture.

Investigators say the suspect confronted her about the photo, assaulted her and grabbed her phone.

Detectives say the suspect got off the bus at Southeast 192nd Street and 108th Avenue Southeast in Kent.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers or 206-296-3311. The case number is C26005316.