WEEKEND REWIND: New trial date set in Salt Creek RV Park standoff, alleged jail assault
Published 12:01 am Saturday, April 30, 2016
PORT ANGELES — A new trial date has been set for Ordez Eugene Kompkoff, a Port Angeles man charged with nine crimes related to a police standoff in January and an alleged assault in the Clallam County jail in February.
Kompkoff’s trial in both cases was moved last Friday to June 13 because a court-appointed psychiatrist has not yet evaluated the 21-year-old.
Defense Attorney Karen Unger had requested the psychiatric evaluation for Kompkoff for a potential diminished-capacity defense.
Kompkoff is charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, first-degree escape, heroin possession and two counts of harassment-threats to kill for alleged crimes related to a standoff at the Salt Creek RV Park on Jan. 26.
Kompkoff was charged in a separate case with first-degree robbery and second-degree assault for alleged attacks on a fellow inmate Feb. 7 and Feb. 10.
He has maintained his innocence in both cases.
During the standoff, Kompkoff allegedly held a man hostage inside a residence for about five hours and threatened to shoot law enforcement officers, according to the affidavit for probable cause.
After his surrender, deputies found a loaded .357 revolver and a .380 semi-automatic pistol inside the residence and what appeared to be heroin residue on Kompkoff.
Kompkoff, a convicted felon who was wanted for skipping work release in Kitsap County, is being held on $750,000 bail and a state Department of Corrections hold.
Previous trial dates were set for last Monday and May 9.
The psychiatric evaluation is scheduled to be conducted by Seattle psychiatrist Dr. Kenneth Muscatel.
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Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 56450, or at rollikainen@peninsuladailynews.com.
