Criminal Justice
Judge Basden Approved Release Despite Alleged Threats to Police. Then Came $100,000 Bail.
Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brent Basden authorized Elijah F. Jackson’s release without cash bail after police alleged that he threatened officers, backed into a patrol vehicle and led a pursuit with children in his vehicle. Four days later, Judge Basden set bail at $100,000, citing the risk of violence in the community. The October 20 decision came as prosecutors filed nine charges and submitted expanded police reports, including an account of Jackson allegedly punching a correction
Anthony Tomashefsky · Oct 21, 2026
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