Tip leads to arrest of second suspect in unprovoked attack on 77-year-old Seattle man
KOMO • • general
Key Points:
- Jes’Sean Tyrell Elion was arrested in Redmond following a public tip after a witness recognized him from news coverage of a violent attack on a 77-year-old man in downtown Seattle.
- The attack occurred on April 19, when Elion and Ahmed Abdullahi Osman allegedly shoved and beat the senior citizen after he got off a bus, causing serious injuries including broken bones and facial trauma.
- Osman was initially arrested the night of the incident but released without bail and now has an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
- Video footage from Seattle police Real Time Crime Center cameras captured the unprovoked assault, which was later obtained and published by KOMO News.
- The victim remains hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center more than two weeks after the attack, and Elion’s bail was set at $100,000 during his recent court appearance.
