Surveillance video imagery provided by the King’s Corporation Prosecutor’s Office
Wantez J. Tulloss has been charged with first-degree assault for the Jan. 31 attack on a Chinese woman with a baseball bat near Belltown, Seattle.
Surveillance video showed Wang Shengnan walking alone on the sidewalk at 225 Cedar Street. It was just after 6 p.m. when it was dark outside and her hood was lifted.
Charging documents show Tulos walked behind her with a bat in his left hand and two bags in his right. When he saw her, he quickly put down the two bags in his hand so that he could swing the racket with both hands. He then swung her head full with a baseball bat, hitting her on the side of the head and knocking her to the ground.
Wang suffered a fractured skull and had to undergo major surgery over the next few days.
The judge in the case set bail at $150,000, and Tulos remains in the King County Jail.
Tulloss had an outstanding Kirkland City Court warrant at the time of the attack, and 11 other warrants for Tulloss to be arrested since 2012. He was convicted of 9 misdemeanors and 2 felonies for robbery and breaking and entering private property.
If convicted, Tulos could face up to 12 years in prison and 36 months in community jail.
