Oak Harbor man wanted after ‘spiraling out of control’

A Navy man is wanted on a no-bail warrant after being arrested in two felony cases in two weeks.

A Navy man is wanted on a no-bail warrant after being arrested in two felony cases in just over two weeks, according to court documents.

In requesting the warrant, a deputy prosecutor wrote that Sincere Wakefield Scott’s “behavior is spiraling out of control.”

Island County Superior Court Judge Carolyn Cliff signed an order revoking 22-year-old Wakefield Scott’s bail June 20 and issued a bench warrant for his arrest.

Oak Harbor police arrested Wakefield Scott May 30 after his wife reported that he had taken her phone from her when she tried to call for help during an argument and then placed her in a chokehold, according to a report by an officer. Prosecutors later formally charged him with assault in the second degree and malicious mischief in the third degree.

At a May 31 hearing, Island County Superior Court Judge Christon Skinner found probable cause to believe Wakefield Scott committed the crimes of assault in the second degree, malicious mischief and interfering with domestic violence reporting.

The prosecution asked for Wakefield Scott to be held on $5,000 bail, noting that “the lethality assessment completed by the arresting law enforcement agency showed the defendant to be a high risk,” according to court documents. The judge released him on his personal recognizance and ordered him to live in the barracks at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and not to commit any crimes.

On June 16, Wakefield Scott appeared twice in the Island County Prosecutor’s Office “exhibiting strange behavior,” according to the state’s motion to revoke bail or modify the conditions of release. He swore at the staff, demanded to see the prosecutor and removed the front-office bell, placing it in a cabinet and ringing it continually while staring at staff members, the motion states.

Later that day, Wakefield Scott was arrested on North Whidbey after a high-speed chase. The report by an officer with the Oak Harbor Police Department states that a resident reported that the driver of a black Chevrolet Camaro sped past Hillcrest Elementary School, slammed on the breaks, got out, threw a bunch of papers and then drove off at a high rate of speed. The car drove past a responding police car and the driver, identified as Wakefield Scott, waved at the officer, the report states.

Wakefield Scott drove north on Highway 20 at a high rate of speed and went through a red light as police pursued him, the report states. He sped through the Chevron station and drove into oncoming traffic near Fakkema Road, at which point the police broke off pursuit because of the danger to the public, the officer wrote. A trooper with the State Patrol later arrested him in Skagit County.

At the police department, Wakefield Scott broke a plastic cup and stashed the sharp pieces in his pocket, the report states.

On June 17, a judge found probable cause existed to believe Wakefield Scott may have committed the crimes of attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle, reckless driving, malicious mischief and weapons possessed by a prisoner. He was formally charged with the crimes, not including the malicious mischief count, the next day.

Following the prosecutor’s recommendation, the judge set Wakefield Scott’s bail at $10,000. He posted bail on June 19 and was released.

The next day, however, the prosecutor’s office filed a motion in the domestic violence case to revoke his bail or modify the conditions of his release. The motion notes that the his Navy command “could no longer accept responsibility” for Wakefield Scott’s actions and could no longer house him.

In response, Judge Carolyn Cliff revoked Wakefield Scott’s bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest.