A prolific offender who has been accused of causing a massive fire at a notorious homeless encampment near Google offices in downtown Seattle was released on Thursday with no charges filed.
According to court documents, witnesses saw Paris Alcantara, the man accused of starting the fire, running away from the scene at the Mercer Street ramp in South Lake Union.
He claimed the fire was an accident after a candle fell over in his tent while he was cleaning it and then the fire grew out of control. He had been booked for reckless burning, but King County prosecutors declined to file criminal charges and the judge ordered he should be set free from jail without conditions. Alcantara has a rap sheet dating back to 1998 with three felonies including rape in the third degree, 14 gross misdemeanors, three dozen prior arrests, and multiple substance charges. Though charges won’t be coming […]
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