$1 million warrant issued for shooting suspect
Published 10:43 pm Friday, January 22, 2010
EVERETT — A judge on Friday ordered a $1 million warrant for the arrest of a Seattle man suspected of opening fire at an Everett bar earlier this month.
Anthony Leroy Pines, 28, is accused of firing once into McCabe’s on Hewitt Avenue. Three people were struck by the bullet. Their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
Prosecutors on Friday charged Pines with first- degree assault with a deadly weapon for the Jan. 12 shooting.
Pines has not been arrested and is being sought by police.
Investigators believe the shooting happened after a bartender refused to serve Pines. Witnesses said Pines reached around the bar and grabbed a bottle of vodka, Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Cindy Larsen wrote.
Employees took back the bottle and when Pines refused to leave, two bouncers kicked him out.
A woman with Pines warned onlookers that Pines was armed and that the bouncers never should have thrown him out of the bar. About a minute later, Pines stood in front of the door and pulled something out of his waistband, according to court papers.
Witnesses reported hearing one shot fired and smelling gunpowder.
A man standing near the door was shot in the arm. A woman also was shot in the arm. The spent bullet struck a third woman in the chest and bounced off, court papers said.
Investigators believe the intended victim was one of the bouncers. The bouncer said he felt the bullet pass by his head.
Witnesses identified Pines from surveillance video as the gunman.
A detective with Seattle Police Department’s gang unit provided Pines’ name. The defendant’s former community corrections officer also confirmed for Everett police the felon’s name.
She supervised Pines until September. He’d been released from prison in April for a conviction for attempting to elude police. Pines has seven felony convictions, including a 2003 conviction for second-degree assault with a gun. He also has 34 misdemeanor convictions. He also has a pending theft and bail jumping case against him in Snohomish County, Larsen wrote.
Police described Pines as about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 175 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He is believed to be driving a 2000 silver Jaguar with Washington license plate 205 RIC.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or call the Everett Police Department tip line at 425-257-8450.
Diana Hefley: 425-339-3463, hefley@heraldnet.com.
