Man linked to May smash, grabs in Sammamish a no-show in court Wednesday
Published 9:47 pm Thursday, September 3, 2015
The Snohomish County man arrested in connection to several smash and grabs in Sammamish was a no-show at his Wednesday, Sept. 2, case-setting hearing in King County Superior Court.
This was the second time 21-year-old Chase T. Dunkel failed to appear in court this summer, according to court documents.
Judge Jim Rogers issued a bench warrant for Dunkel’s arrest, with bail set at $15,075.
In June, authorities arrested Dunkel after a search warrant on his vehicle and Mountlake Terrace motel room turned up at least $60,000 in stolen property linked to at least 17 of nearly 60 car prowls and thefts between May 19 and May 30 that occurred in Sammamish and Klahanie.
Dunkel was booked into King County Jail with a $10,000 bail June 4.
He was charged with residential burglary for an October 2014 crime he committed in Redmond, according to court records. He remains under investigation for that charge, as well as trafficking in stolen property, possession of stolen property and multiple vehicle prowls, according to court records.
He pled not guilty to his charges; his bail was dismissed and he was released June 18.
When Dunkel did not appear at his first case-setting hearing July 29, Judge Bill Bowman issued a bench warrant on a $10,075 bail.
Dunkel was apprehended again in August and booked back into the King County Jail Aug. 13.
He was released Aug. 26 and admitted into the King County Community Center for Alternative Programs, court documents show.
The program requires offenders regularly attend weekly courses that aim to help change “behaviors that have contributed to their being charged with a crime,” according to the King County Community Corrections website.
After his release Aug. 26, he was to report to the King County Community Center for Alternative Programs office in Seattle Aug. 28 at 9 a.m, according to court documents.
