On the afternoon of June 2, 2018 Seattle Police dispatch received a 911 call regarding a male at the corner of 8th Avenue and Republican Street. According to the caller, the male was yelling and cursing, throwing bottles... and also throwing a kitten. Officers Oliver Murphy and David Passarella were dispatched to the call. According to Murphy, he approached the male, who was later identified as Michael Stewart, and immediately noticed that Stewart was "extremely agitated in a manner consistent with someone who is under the influence of a large amount of methamphetamines." (Note: since "methamphetamine" denotes a specific compound, "methamphetamines" is a meaningless - though common - pluralization.) According to his report, Officer Murphy "then noticed the kitten, laying on the pavement behind the bench. The kitten appeared injured, and seemed lifeless. I went behind the bench and bent down to retrieve the kitten. When I did so, Stewart became agitated and screamed "that's mine!" and reached for the cat as well. I grabbed him by the arm to prevent him from further injuring the animal, and while holding his arm, quickly retrieved the kitten from the ground. I left Stewart with Officer Passarella while I placed the kitten in the passenger seat of my patrol vehicle." "Post-Miranda, Stewart stated that he had used about $20 of meth before this incident unfolded (about .2 grams), which he said was double what he normally uses." ... "Stewart was booked into King County Jail for assault, and animal cruelty." The victim stated that she would cooperate in his prosecution. Stewart has a long history of getting himself arrested for assault and harassment. At the time of his arrest for the kitten incident he was already on - and in violation of - probation for assault, harassment, a totally separate assault, and indecent exposure. For the kitten incident Stewart was charged with one count of cruelty to animals and one count of assault, and was released on a $1,000 bond with a condition that he complete mental health treatment. He (a) didn't do that, and (b) also missed a couple of court dates, which led to the issuance of a warrant for his arrest. On 8/22/18 Stewart showed up to the courtroom building and signed in, but decided to leave before his case was called. Another bench warrant was issued, accompanied by six other warrants for various probation violations. When Stewart was located a bit less than a week later. the court ordered him held and also ordered a competency evaluation. On 9/12/18 all parties agreed that Stewart was competent to stand trial, and plea negotiations began. After more than a month in jail, on 10/23/18 Stewart pleaded guilty to the charges of assault and cruelty to animals. For the crime of cruelty to animals Stewart was sentenced to 90 days, and for the assault charge Stewart was sentenced to 364 days with 184 suspended. The sentences were to run concurrently, for a total of 180 days in jail, with credit for time served On 7/22/19, in a separate matter, Stewart was convicted yet again of assault. In that case he was sentenced to 364 days in jail, with 309 days suspended, and a fine of $5,000 with $5,000 suspended. Now, enough about Stewart. What happened to the kitten? The male shorthair kitten was taken to Seattle Animal Shelter on 6/2/18. He was evaluated by a veterinarian and was assigned a guesstimated birthdate of 4/20/18. The following day he was adopted. (Extensive records from Stewart's prosecution in this case and others are available to all channel supporters on Patreon. Thank you!) ~~~ Real World Police is proud to be a Sunshine Supporter of the Washington Coalition for Open Government — working to educate, advocate, and litigate the public's right to know. Want to know more about access to public records in Washington? Visit www.washingtoncog.org. ~~~ Do you have independently verifiable inside information on a story we are or should be covering? Email tips@realworldpolice.com. Your identity will not be revealed without your consent. Because we receive dozens of tips daily we cannot respond individually to every submission. If we need more information from you someone will be in touch. Remember: we don't publish footage that has already been published. Please don’t send links to news articles. ~~~ Follow us on Twitter @realworldpolice ~~~ Want to help make Real World Police happen and get rewarded for it? Become a supporter on Patreon today! Supporters get access to: -Exclusive full-length Real World Police videos -The Roadcam series -Supporting documentation: police reports, court records, and other investigatory material -Material from cases not shown on the main channel, like the arrest of Chris Hansen and the detention of T-Pain that time he accidentally tried to bring a gun through airport security -Early access to some videos -And more! https://patreon.com/realworldpolice Rather not? That works too. There are more than 475 free videos to enjoy!