A Seattle man concerned about “being invaded” tried to take a foot ferry in Bremerton using an onboard fire axe as a weapon.

The 46-year-old man was in Kitsap County Superior Court April 24. Bail was set at $117,500 for first-degree burglary. If convicted maximum sentence is life in prison and/or $50,000 in fines.

Bremerton police were called twice to the ferry terminal April 23. The first caller said, “Please call the U.S. Army. We are being invaded,” and there “was a revolution in Kitsap.” The second caller was a Kitsap Transit deckhand.

The deckhand said the suspect scaled the side of the boat to the top deck and broke a window to gain access to the pilot house. He started a lot of systems, including the generator. The suspect also untied bow mooring lines and one on the stern, too.

The suspect gained access to a control panel outside the pilot house in an attempt to drive the ferry away from the pier. The suspect had grabbed a fire axe from the ferry, but deckhands were able to talk him into putting it down. They also distracted him until officers arrived, and they could secure the ferry back to the pier.

“The suspect was so manic it was difficult to communicate with him and obtain accurate information,” the report concludes.

Drug arrest

A 33-year-old Port Orchard man was charged in Superior Court April 27 with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a firearm.

If convicted he faces a total of 15 years in prison and $35,000 in fines. Bail was set at $225,000.

Probable cause papers show police started investigating him in January. He was selling large amounts of narcotics, including fentanyl.

After obtaining a search warrant, law enforcement found 13 vials of methadone, methamphetamine, 12 firearms (two stolen), 5.28 pounds of fentanyl pills (almost 24,000), 5.94 pounds of fentanyl powder, almost $51,000 and more.

A 33-year-old Port Orchard woman was charged in the same case. Because she possessed a stolen firearm her fine could reach $45,000.

High bail

A 33-year-old Bremerton man is being held in Superior Court April 27 on a charge of second-degree robbery. He faces a maximum 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Bail is set at $260,000.

On April 26 at 5:42 p.m., a victim flagged down Bremerton police and said he was assaulted and robbed by two men who live at a homeless camp. He said they forced him into the back seat of a vehicle and was beaten. The victim apparently owed one of the men $20 for some “blues” in a drug deal. They took his cell phone and backpack. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Other court news

A 25-year-old Gig Harbor man was in Superior Court April 24 for possession of a stolen vehicle. Bail was set at $65,000. If convicted, he faces five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. Port Orchard police were called to Sedgwick Road. The vehicle was stolen. The man resisted arrest and was taken to the ground.

Also on April 24, a 40-year-old Bremerton man was in Superior Court for first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. Bail was $50,000. If convicted, he faces 10 years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine. Bremerton police on April 22 were called to the Eagle Wings Sobriety House as a resident had pointed a loaded gun at his roommate. The suspect has a previous conviction for first-degree robbery.

Also being held on $50,000 bail was a 25-year-old Bremerton man charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. An officer doing a routine license plate check found the vehicle to be stolen. The officer saw the ignition was badly damaged and covered with black duct tape. The man said he was using the truck while his friend was in jail. He used a screwdriver to start it. Officers also found two keys that had been grounded down to be used as a jiggler, commonly used by car thieves to bypass locks without breaking them, the probable cause report says.

Being held on $100,000 bail was a 21-year-old transient, who was in Superior Court April 25 on a charge of second-degree robbery. Maximum penalty is 10 years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine. A witness said two men were hitting a woman and trying to push her in front of a vehicle, like they were “trying to kill her,” police reports say. The witness said the pair stole her backpack. The woman said she opened her purse to give them a pen and one man hit her and took $500. She said she was struck with a blunt instrument, not a fist. She was taken to a hospital with injuries. One of the men had face tattoos. He was arrested.

Held on $53,000 bail is a 40-year-old man charged with motor vehicle theft April 25. Maximum penalty is 10 years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine. Bremerton police say the reporting party said a man broke into her car and tried to start it with a screwdriver. The man left the scene, but police found him.

Held on $50,000 bail is a 38-year-old Silverdale woman charged with second-degree assault. Maximum penalty is 10 years in prison and/or $20,000 in fines. On April 24, a Kitsap deputy responded to a call of two women fighting in a parking lot. The aggressor had pink hair and a 6-inch knife. The victim was swinging a bag to defend herself. She had a cut on her palm that was bleeding. The attacker claimed the other woman stole her car after a friend overdosed in the vehicle the previous day. The car was given back to the friend that day, however. The suspect was found by police that night sleeping in a vehicle.