Bail is set at $500,000 for a man accused of stabbing a woman multiple times in Napavine early Friday morning and evading capture before turning himself in Saturday afternoon.
Kyle Dean Scott, 44, of Lacey, was charged Monday, Sept. 9, in Lewis County Superior Court with one count each of first-degree assault, domestic violence; violation of a court order; and assault in violation of a court order. Each charge carries a deadly weapon enhancement.
Scott is accused of going to the victim’s Napavine residence — in violation of a no-contact order stemming from a 2022 conviction for second-degree assault — on Washington Street sometime before 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, according to court documents.
Scott and the victim reportedly began arguing and Scott allegedly slapped the victim, pushed her to the ground and sat on her before stabbing her multiple times in the arm.
The victim reported Scott then let her get up, at which point she fled to a neighbor’s house and called police.
Officers with the Napavine Police Department were dispatched to the assault at approximately 12:32 a.m., according to court documents.
When officers arrived, they made contact with the victim, who was standing on the sidewalk “covered in blood and … holding a white towel to her arm.”
Officers reported seeing “numerous stab wounds to her arms” and noted “her left wrist appeared to be broken, as it was disfigured.”
Officers reportedly found Scott’s vehicle parked outside the victim’s residence and found “a small knife in the sink that had blood on it” inside the victim’s residence, but were unable to locate Scott.
He reportedly turned himself in to his community corrections officer on Sept. 7 and was booked into the Lewis County Jail at 4:30 p.m. that day, according to court documents and jail records.
“Without referring to allegations, I know there are two sides to every story,” defense attorney Rachael Tiller said Monday, adding that will “come out” in court as the case progresses.
When advised by a judge that his conditions of release prohibited him from contacting the victim until the case is resolved, Scott said, “I have no intention to ever talk to her again.”
Arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 12.
