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."
"Settle's things"? The guy got arrested. He should have ended up in the hospital with broken bones.
I believe the great LS has pointed out many times that the function of police was as much to protect the accused from vigilante justice as it was to protect the public.
At some point, the public takes matters into their own hands if the current incarnation of policing doesn’t do their job.
No one said do nothing but you. You and you alone. We fathers do things that we know in today’s world could mean jail all the time. Acknowledging the reality hardly means accepting it or looking the other way. Seriously.
I lived worked, went to school and voted in King county for almost 21 years.
You’d have to go to New York city to find a more wretched set of liberals.
That guy is most likely back out on the street within 2 hours of arrest.
Bad mouthing all done.
WA state has some of America’s best self protection laws.
Her dad could give her a gun and if the guy attacks her again cops will show up and haul his body off.
She will get arrested but be out within the day.
King county arrests everyone involved with guns and violence. King county Cops don’t care who is right.
SOP.
"But that distance was no barrier for Dad."
Different states, of course, have different rules.
Sadly, I doubt anything will happen to the pervert. There will no legal repercussions for him.
Honestly, her father showed great restraint since I expect he was aware the legal system is worthless. He should have, and probably would have, rearranged the perv’s face but for the prosecution and imprisonment that would have been levied on him.
The scumbag is probably already on the street, no bail.
There would be far fewer security jobs without the insurance discounts.
Cops are next to useless.
FTA: “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.
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Note to all of you men here who find yourselves in a similar situation:
Don’t yell “Hey!” at the perp. That tips him off that you are after him. Quietly approach him and grab ahold of him before you give him the business.
I am disappointed that Dad didn’t beat the Clinton out of this jerk.
My Grandad was the same type of guy, which is why my Mum never told him about some of the incidents she had with d-bags because she didn’t want to see him jailed or murdered.
I loved my Geo Metro. It was a manual, aerodynamic actually, and yes, would probably do 90. I had upgraded the wheels / tires to 13” from the standard 12 and it would approach 50 MPG at moderate speeds on the highway.
That’s a fact. The downside to that conceptual downside is the jobs created by an insurance requirement are usually/eventually filled by those thankful they don’t really have to be on the look out for anything unrelated to the cya category.
About 30 years ago, when my oldest daughter was a student at Boston College, we got a call from her on Sunday afternoon in the winter. She was in tears. A Boston police cadet guy she was briefly dating pulled a prank on her, faking his death as a police cadet. My daughter was very shook up. She had already discussed this with the Boston College Police Department, thinking he was dead.
I lived 4 hours drive time away from Boston. Grabbed my .357 service revolver, gassed up my old pick up truck, and four hours later was talking with the BCPD desk sergeant. Told him who I was, that I am a former Immigration Officer, who my daughter was and what happened. The desk sergeant smiled and said he took care of it, and the nondeceased idiot was no longer a Boston Police Cadet. I thanked him, left to comfort my daughter, and made a slower drive home to Maine. A Dad has to be prepared to do what must be done.
“the woke cops in Seattle don’t do the job they were hired for.”
I don’t see anything in the story suggesting the cops are woke and nothing indicating they didn’t do the job they were hired for.
When police ignored my daughter’s 911 call over her abusive ex-boyfriend and the police did nothing. I threatened the town board that I would own the whole town if anything happens to my daughter.
I think you sent your response to the wrong guy.
Hallelujah, Dad Bill!
He’s wearing a pink shirt - but he’s wearing black athletic shorts, not a skirt.
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