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SEATTLE — The city attorney has charged two off-duty firefighters and their female companion with assault after they allegedly beat two homeless men sleeping on a firefighter memorial statue in Pioneer Square.
Seattle City Attorney Pete Homes has charged firefighters Roger Howell and Scott Bullene, along with their female companion Mia Jarvinen, with one count each of fourth-degree assault and malicious harassment. If convicted they face up to 364 days in jail and $5,000 in fines. The charges stem from a March 15 incident following a Seattle Sounders soccer match.
According to court documents, Bullene, Howell and a Jarvinen were walking from CenturyLink Stadium to McCoy’s Firehouse near the intersection of South Washington Street and 2nd Avenue when they spotted a homeless man sleeping under the Seattle Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial statue in Pioneer Square. Witnesses told police that Jarvinen became enraged at the man sleeping under the statue and began yelling at him. With little response from the man, she punched the victim in the head and Howell allegedly stomped the victim.
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