Judge Basden Sets $10,000 Bail and Alcohol Prohibition for Man Arrested at Sequim Hotel After Domestic Violence Call

Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brent Basden set bail at $10,000 for a 47-year-old Brinnon man who was arrested Sunday night at a Sequim hotel.

Ryan M. Simmons was detained on Sunday, August 30, in a third-floor hallway of the Holiday Inn Express on East Washington Street, shortly after officers arrived at 7:44 p.m. and minutes after his girlfriend told 911 dispatchers he was drunk, was trying to break into their room and had threatened to get a gun from his truck, according to Sequim Police Department reports filed in Clallam County Superior Court.

Simmons appeared in court on Monday for a preliminary appearance. At that hearing, Judge Basden found probable cause for Simmons's arrest on suspicion of third-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, unlawful imprisonment, fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation and resisting arrest. 

Formal charges have not been filed yet, however the state is expected to file charges at a hearing set for Wednesday.

The court reviewed Simmons rights and appointed the public defender's office to represent him, conditioned on his filing a financial statement at or before the next hearing.

Simmons's public defender recommended release on personal recognizance, telling the court that a prohibition on alcohol would be a sufficient condition of release in place of bail, the minutes state.

Judge Basden granted the alcohol prohibition and set bail at $10,000.

Under the conditions of release, Simmons may not possess firearms or other deadly weapons, may not drink or possess alcohol or remain in places where alcohol is the chief item of sale, and may not contact the woman or her minor child. His travel is restricted to Washington state.

Judge Basden also signed a pre-arraignment no-contact order protecting the woman and her daughter.

Simmons is scheduled to return to court at 1 p.m on Wednesday.