An Edmonds teenager has been charged as an adult for his suspected role in a road-rage beating that left a former educator with life-threatening head injuries.
Corby John Ross, 17, was charged Friday in Everett District Court with one count of first-degree assault. Snohomish County prosecutors allege Ross attacked Richard Alseth, 64, of Edmonds on Monday “with intent to inflict great bodily harm.”
Although a juvenile, Ross is being treated as an adult because of the seriousness of the charge.
Alseth on Friday remained in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
A former assistant principal, Alseth was backing his car out of his sister-in-law’s driveway in Edmonds when he pulled in front of a Jeep Cherokee, police said.
The driver of the Jeep braked hard to avoid a crash, then got out and began screaming at Alseth, according to court papers. Witnesses said Alseth got out of his car and was repeatedly punched and kneed in the face by the Jeep driver.
A tip led Edmonds police to Ross on Tuesday night. Detectives seized clothing from his home with apparent blood spatters. They also found injuries to the knuckles of Ross’ hands, according to court papers.
Ross was booked into the Denney Juvenile Justice Center in Everett and held in lieu of $150,000 bail. Ross is scheduled to make a first court appearance on the charge on Monday.
Prosecutors have until Dec. 30 to move the case to Snohomish County Superior Court.
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