Kirkland Reporter, January 04, 2013

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Woman taps into passion for horses to help patients

New business, Unbridled Counseling, opens in Bridle Trails neighborhood BY CARRIE RODRIGUEZ crodriguez@kirklandreporter.com

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Kirklanders take the plunge

Above, Approximately 100 people plunged into the chilly Lake Washington at Marina Park on New Year’s Day, while hundreds of spectators looked on, during the 11th annual unofficial Polar Bear Plunge. Some City of Kirkland dignitaries were also daring enough to take the plunge, including Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride and Councilman Bob Sternoff. Right, Kirkland resident Rob Butcher garnered many chuckles as he went all out this year and dressed as a drag queen. Many others also wore silly hats and costumes to ring in the New Year during the event. PHOTOS BY CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Kirkland Reporter

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orses have surrounded Kelsey Devoille since she was a girl. She grew up in Duvall, where as a girl she rode horses and competed in three-day eventing, known as the horse triathlon. By the time she was in middle school, she taught other kids horseback riding. Devoille opened Next Phase Eventing, her Redmond-based business that specializes in training riders, while attending the University of Washington where she earned an undergraduate degree in Finance and Psychology. But through her work as a trainer and coach, she realized she wanted to do something more with her passions for horses and people. “Through that process I recognized the impact that

horses have on people, not just riding for competition, but also on their emotional well-being,” said Devoille. “I got to experience situations where my students were going through a very tough life event and I got to see how the horses helped them through that.” So she went to graduate school at Seattle Pacific, pursued her psychology degree and learned about the art of equine-assisted psychotherapy. The Kirkland resident opened Unbridled Counseling in the Bridle Trails neighborhood in June. Her practice offers traditional and equine-assisted therapy to youth and adults struggling with eating disorders, autism spectrum disorders, anxiety, depression and family issues. [ more HORSES page 2 ]

90-pound elderly woman fought back during attack; suspect charged BY CARRIE RODRIGUEZ crodriguez@kirklandreporter.com

A 26-year-old man accused of violently attacking and raping an 80-year-old Kirkland woman on Oct. 25 was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree burglary on Thursday in King County Superior Court. Redmond police on Wednesday arrested Moses Kelly, who detectives believe is transient and his residence is currently unknown. They located Kelly near a gas station in Redmond and took him into custody on Kirkland’s felony warrant. The warrant was obtained when DNA evidence gathered from the October assault came

back as a match to Kelly. Kelly’s bail was set at $1 million due to the “extraordinarily violent” manner in which he allegedly raped the woman, said Lisa Johnson, senior deputy prosecuting attorney, in charging documents filed on Thursday. According to the police report, the 90-pound woman who is small in stature returned home on a Metro bus from a visit to Seattle on Oct. 25. When she got home, she went to close her front doors and saw the suspect swiftly walking towards her and assumed he might be a salesmen. However, Kelly allegedly forced open her doors

before she could lock them, “grabbed her by the throat/ mouth area, choking her as he did so and forced her backwards into her residence,” according to the police report. In her bail request, Johnson said during the sexual assault the defendant allegedly “wrapped his hands around the frail and elderly victim’s throat, choked her with his hands and threatened to kill her if she didn’t keep quiet.” However, despite the woman’s age, she fought back, bit the man’s hand and the defendant responded by biting her, said Johnson. “Close to losing consciousness and unable to breathe,

there were moments that (the victim) was convinced she was going to die,” the prosecutor continued. The suspect conversed with the victim during the assault and he told her he is currently homeless and had recently broken up with his girlfriend, according to charging documents. When she asked him why he was raping her, he said, “I need sex,” the documents continue. After the sexual assault, the suspect left and the woman called her husband who took her to the Group Health Urgent Care Center in Bellevue. She was later transported and treated at Harborview Medical Center.

A Washington State Patrol Crime Lab forensic scientist matched DNA from the assault to Kelly’s DNA typing profile. His photo ID was also a very close match to a composite sketch that a Kirkland police contract sketch artist prepared in November. Police also reviewed Kelly’s recent case reports that showed he is frequently listed as transient/ homeless, which was consistent with statements the suspect made to the victim while he was raping her, according to charging documents. Kelly has no felony convictions, but his criminal history consists of two convictions for criminal trespass in 2008 and 2011 and additional

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convictions for malicious mischief and fourth-degree assault. He is being held in King County Jail and his arraignment is set for Jan. 3.


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