KING COUNTY, Wash. — The man accused of ramming several police cars and leading police on a high-speed pursuit across the east side of King County in early April pleaded not guilty on Monday, April 22.
Brandon Wilburn, 32, is charged with multiple counts of assault and malicious mischief as well as attempting to elude a police vehicle and possession of a stolen vehicle. He's a 10-time convicted felon.
Wilburn remains in King County jail on $500,000 bail. His next court date is May 8. A trial is scheduled for June 3.
On April 3, the chase began around 3:30 p.m. at the Factoria Mall in Bellevue when police saw a white GMC Yukon reported stolen out of Lakewood and tried to make contact, according to the Bellevue Police Department. The suspect fled, hitting two police vehicles as they drove off, said police.
They said one officer suffered minor injuries when the suspect hit the police cars.
Police chased the suspect onto eastbound Interstate 90 through Bellevue, Issaquah and into Snoqualmie. Speeds exceeded 100 miles per hour at times.
The suspect drove over spike strips, according to police, and crashed in the trees along Snoqualmie Parkway, where he abandoned the stolen GMC Yukon.
Snoqualmie police said the suspect then went into the maintenance shop at the Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, a golf course, where he is accused of stealing a set of keys to a black Subaru Forester.
Police said he continued to try and escape police and eventually got back on I-90, where he later exited for a second time in North Bend. King County's Guardian One helicopter followed the suspect.
Snoqualmie police said he fled into the woods off NE Third Street and SE 120th Street in North Bend and crashed the Subaru. After he tried to run away toward the Snoqualmie River, the man was taken into custody by a King County Sheriff K-9 unit.
At some point during the chase, police said the suspect briefly drove the wrong way on I-90 in the eastbound lanes.