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Warrant Issued for Charged Suspect in Seattle Beating of 77-Year-Old as Second Man Held on $100,000 Bail

Footage from the city’s Real Time Crime Center identified the suspects, sharpening scrutiny of Seattle’s paused camera program.

Overview

  • Seattle police are searching for Ahmed Abdullahi Osman, 29, who is charged with second-degree assault and now faces a $200,000 arrest warrant with arraignment set for May 13.
  • Jes’Sean Tyrell Elion, 27, was arrested in Redmond after a tip linked him to the case, with bail set at $100,000 as prosecutors review felony charging.
  • City surveillance video from April 19 near Third Avenue showed two men knock the 77-year-old to the ground and punch him, leaving him with a broken arm, a broken knee, and a deep forehead cut.
  • The Real Time Crime Center, a city camera network, provided footage that helped identify both men, renewing debate after Mayor Katie Wilson paused expansion over privacy and immigration concerns.
  • Prosecutors cited Osman’s prior misdemeanor convictions and pending cases in seeking the warrant, and police asked for tips through Crime Stoppers with a reward of up to $1,000.