Posted on 09/14/2024 10:36:12 AM PDT by Twotone
'I think any father would’ve done the same thing. It’s my baby girl.'
Bill Steinkirchner and his wife, Melanie, got a call Sunday morning from their college-student daughter that no parent wants to receive.
Melanie Steinkirchner wrote on Facebook that their daughter was walking to breakfast when a male assaulted her, took swings at her, said he had a gun, and threatened to kill her. She was able to duck down, run, and avoid getting hurt, but she was still shaken during her phone call home.
But her home is in Southern California — and KIRO-TV noted that the Steinkirchners' daughter is a student at the University of Washington in Seattle. That's about 1,000 miles away.
But that distance was no barrier for Dad.
"As soon as we got that call, Bill booked a flight and was on his way to Seattle," Melanie wrote on Facebook. "I truly didn't want him taking this into his own hands, but I couldn't stop him."
Steinkirchner — owner of Stone Church Brewing in Corona — told the station he booked the next flight to Seattle with the intention of confronting the male who threatened his daughter.
“I think any father would’ve done the same thing," he told KIRO. "It’s my baby girl."
Oh, and by the way, Steinkirchner told Blaze News his previous profession was Army colonel.
Melanie wrote on Facebook that her husband landed in Seattle around 2:30 p.m. that same day and arrived at the university district around 3:30 p.m. Steinkirchner had descriptions of the male and received photos of him from his daughter and her fellow students, KIRO said, adding that students reported on a UW message board being harassed by the same male throughout the weekend.
Steinkirchner told KIRO he was retracing his daughter's steps — and around 4 p.m. he spotted the assailant, Melanie wrote.
"And I looked at him, and I said, 'Hey!'" Steinkirchner recounted to KIRO, adding that he yelled a few expletives at the male, who immediately ran away.
Steinkirchner added to the station that despite the fact that he turns 60 next month and was wearing a backpack, he chased after the male.
What's more, Steinkirchner added to KIRO that he was on the phone with police during the chase through an alley, noting that authorities ordered him to "stop following" the male and insisted that "you can’t chase him."
But Dad was undeterred, recalling to the station that he told police, "No! I'm not gonna stop following him. This is my daughter. I’ve got to get this guy."
KIRO said Steinkirchner finally cornered the male, and police soon arrived and handcuffed him.
Officers then brought Steinkirchner’s daughter to the scene to identify the suspect, the station said. Here's video from Steinkirchner of that moment:
Police then took 23-year-old Ryan Dileo into custody, KIRO said.
"A nearby security guard identified Dileo as the suspect in other similar incidents involving swinging a broom. Officers arrested Dileo for investigation of felony harassment. Dileo was booked in the King County Jail," Seattle police said in a statement to the station.
Melanie added the following to her Facebook post, "Dad to the rescue!! Bill finally got to see Kyra back on campus after the police dropped her back, and she ran to him and gave him the biggest hug."
“ How pathetic is this. A father has to fly 1000 miles to get justice for his daughter because the woke cops in Seattle don’t do the job they were hired for. As others have said, he’s probably lucky he didn’t get arrested for scaring the assailant.”
Seattle is pathetic. Who doesn’t know that
So - you'd just sit around and let your daughter get assaulted and do nothing?
Not been a man very long, have you?
There was an assault on campus last night. Rumors about a crazy woman with a knife stabbing a student. Police said “There has been been an arrest but there is nothing to fear”. No, just some crazy woman with a knife stabbing people running around loose. Typical.
It won’t be long until we hear of the name change
This reads like fiction. In that the reality of most cases we see the father arrested.
This story reminds me of an event I had last May.
Mrs. R2 and I were on our way to the Grand Canyon. We stopped at the rest area just inside the New Mexico border from Texas. (I-10).
We spoke briefly to a fellow who was traveling from Kentucky to California as his daughter was in danger from her abusive husband. The father was driving one of those 1.0 litre 3 cylinder Geo Metro. He was driving non stop to get to his daughter ASAP.
We left the rest area and headed west. I was doing about 80 and that dude passed us. Probably doing 90!
I wouldn’t have ever believed that toy of a car would or even could do 90!
Excellent father.
Unless it's transitioned, SHE'S your baby girl.
Ryan Dileo: Dude looks like a lady. /spit
Kalifornicated dump, Seattle.
Its UW in Seattle, so he could be sleeping with the fishes in Lake Washington, on one side of campus, or the Puget Sound, not far away on the other.
My dad would have beat the guy into a puddle.
LMAO! Forgot how funny that show was. Thank you!
Du hast recht.
way to go DAD!
Some in these pages get very concerned about the prospect or endorsement of street justice. I only hope they are the first to experience the folly of their ideas.
Little Ryan looks like he would make a good wife for someone in the can. What the hell is wrong with these people?
Yes.
The only surprise in this story is they did not arrest the dad.
"Settle's things"? The guy got arrested. He should have ended up in the hospital with broken bones.
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