Ricky Arnsten, 43, the man accused of ramming his minivan into Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Burien on Dec. 2, pleaded “Not Guilty” on Thursday (Dec. 18) to charges of burglary, malicious mischief and unlawful possession of a firearm. After ramming his vehicle into the front door then driving around inside, Arnsten barricaded himself inside the closed store, causing a huge police turnout – including SWAT, K-9, Fire and other emergency personnel – to work for over four hours to get him out safely. Reports are that Arnsten – who police say appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol – later tried unsuccessfully to escape from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. No injuries were reported in what became a very tense scene on SW 148th Street; here’s raw video showing his arrest: [youtube]http://youtu.be/xTAP-QzH_rQ[/youtube] Arnsten has a long criminal history, and is also a suspect in a home invasion in Auburn from the day prior to this incident. He will be back in court Dec. 30. Here’s an interesting post Arnsten had on a website called Inmate Classified, looking for pen pals from when he was incarcerated at McNeil Island: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Ricky Arntsen[/caption]

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2 replies on “Man accused of ramming minivan into Big 5 Dec. 2 pleads 'Not Guilty' Thursday”

    1. Most likely it’s what his public defender or (asshat in a suite) told him to say almost 99% of the time they say not guilty. Yes it’s dumb as all hell but it’s happens all the time

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