Charge: Man attempted to throw woman off I-5 overpass in Seattle during rush hour Jonathan Wilson was arrested three times over the past year for random attacks on strangers, document say

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A 34-year-old Seattle man was arrested earlier this month after he allegedly tried to push a woman off an Interstate 5 overpass, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Jonathan Wilson was charged with attempted first-degree assault Wednesday after, two days after he was booked into King County Jail.

On the Madison Street I-5 overpass, Wilson allegedly shoved a random woman against the bridge railing after she passed him going to work, the case investigation report said.

He said she cut him off before shoving her. He then grabbed her by the backpack and tried to push her over the railing, about 40 feet above rush-hour traffic on I-5.

The alleged victim held onto the railing with both hands while Wilson yelled "Do you want to go over the edge?"

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A witness said he saw Wilson attempting to lift her over the railing and ran to pull him off of her. Wilson shoved the witness and walked away from the overpass. Police found Wilson a few blocks away and matched him to the description given by the witness and alleged victim, the two also identified him in person as the suspect.

It was the fourth arrest on suspicion of attacking strangers for Wilson since September 2018.

The first arrest involved Wilson allegedly pepper spraying someone when they got off the bus. The second in November involved a complaint that Wilson allegedly attacked two random women, punching one in the face and shoving the other to the ground. He told arresting officers, "I deck them all the time because King County girls won't do me."

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In January, Wilson allegedly hit a stranger in the face on 6th Ave. and James St. in downtown Seattle.

Charges for the first three assaults were dismissed by the City of Seattle because of mental health concerns, prosecutors said in the charging papers. Seattle Municipal Court records showed competency evaluations were performed by a psychologist prior to dismissal.

Wilson was still in jail as of Tuesday on $400,000 bail. He has an arraignment scheduled for March 27.

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