Seattle Times (RVP news partner):
A Seattle man who broke into a Rainier Valley church earlier this year and engaged in a naked, blood-smeared vandalism rampage pleaded guilty today to three reduced charges.
Daniel Saunders, 46, has a documented history of mental illness, said Ian Goodhew, deputy chief of staff for King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg. As part of the plea agreement, Saunders must enroll in King County Mental Health Court.
On June 6, Saunders was arrested for breaking into the Unity Church of God, where he demolished a trophy case, ripped photos from the walls and smeared his blood on doors walls and windows. Saunders, who police say has hepatitis C, left the congregation displaced while biohazard workers completed the cleanup, police said. Read more.
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