Sheriff: Man breaks into King County Sheriff's Office, brings doughnuts as 'peace offering'

A 26-year-old man allegedly threw a knife through a window to break into a King County Sheriff's Office building on June 16. A 26-year-old man allegedly threw a knife through a window to break into a King County Sheriff's Office building on June 16. Photo: King County Sheriff's Office Photo: King County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 56 Caption Close Sheriff: Man breaks into King County Sheriff's Office, brings doughnuts as 'peace offering' 1 / 56 Back to Gallery

A 26-year-old man allegedly broke into a King County Sheriff's Office building last week and instead of stealing anything, he brought doughnuts.

Deputies found the man just after midnight on June 16, in a back office of the KCSO's Fairwood administrative space, usually used to fill out paperwork, with his feet kicked up on a desk, watching TV and puffing cigar smoke into the room, a KCSO Facebook post said. They asked him if he broke the window and broke in, to which he replied, "Yep."

When they asked why, he said he would rather be put in jail for breaking in than killing his roommate.

He allegedly threw a 3 1/2-inch folding knife through the window, a KCSO statement report said. Other than the window, there was no damage to the building or office.

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There was no further explanation of what his roommate did to him.

The doughnuts, bought at a Renton Safeway just before he broke in, were a peace offering, according to the Facebook post. "What cop doesn't love donuts, right?" the King County Sheriff's Office wrote.

He had no intention of hurting any deputies, the statement said. He was arrested without incident and booked into King County Jail, according to jail records. He was released the next day and has been charged in King County District Court with first-degree trespassing and third-degree malicious mischief.

The post did not say whether deputies ate the peace offering or not.

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