Suspect Pleads guilty in Capitol Hill bar assault, other charges dismissed
Man involved in Seattle bar brawl appears in court
An unruly Seattle bar patron accused of groping several women, getting violent with a bartender in Capitol Hill, and then assaulting a Seattle police officer faced a judge on Wednesday.
SEATTLE - Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the legal resolution of the case against Anthony Suttle. On May 8, 2025, Suttle pleaded guilty in King County Superior Court to fourth-degree assault after he was accused of attacking a bartender in Capitol Hill. According to the court documents, he admitted to intentionally assaulting the employee at The Crescent Lounge on April 20, 2025, saying "When I poked him several times in the abdomen with my finger, threw a beer bottle at him, pushed empty cans and a glass off the bar at him, pushed a bar garnish caddy/condiment container off the bar at him, pushed a bucket off the bar at him, and threw a keg at him." As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed the other charges filed in the case, including two additional counts of assault in the fourth degree and one count of assault in the third degree. Suttle was sentenced to 364 days and released on Feb. 20, after serving 304 days in jail.
The backstory:
Suttle first faced a judge April 23, 2025, on accusations of assaulting a bartender at a karaoke bar in Capitol Hill, groping women, driving under the influence and assaulting an officer.
Police say the 41-year-old man assaulted the officer who took him to a hospital to get a blood draw after he was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence the previous morning.
Suttle pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and obstruction of police of an officer.
Man arrested for Seattle bar brawl assaults, DUI after alleged drunken spree
Seattle police arrested a man on a slew of charges after an apparent drunken episode during a Capitol Hill bar brawl.
Prior to his arrest, Suttle was at The Crescent Lounge in Capitol Hill where police say he groped women and threw a keg at a bartender.
"Assault of any kind is disturbing. It affects you, but thankfully, physically no one was hurt," said David Munden, a manager at The Crescent Lounge.
Munden says after Suttle groped women at the bar, the bartender told him to leave.
"[Suttle] ripped his jacket off ranted and raved, knocked a bunch of stuff off of the bar," said Munden.
Surveillance footage shared with FOX 13 Seattle shows the heated exchange between Suttle and the bartender which lasted only a few minutes before Suttle eventually leaves and is arrested by SPD.
"We have an absolute zero tolerance on anything like that," said Munden.
Munden doesn't believe Suttle targeted the LGBTQ+ community.
Prior to the brawl, Munden says his staff did not recognize Suttle but they do now, and he is no longer allowed back into the business.
"[The Crescent Lounge] has been a safe place for everybody in our community for many decades, and we will keep it that way," said Munden.
The Source: Information in this story is from Seattle Police, the Crescent Lounge and FOX 13 Seattle reporting.
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