SPOKANE, Wash. — A second teen was charged Tuesday in Spokane County Superior Court, accused of joining two other teens in assaulting one homeless man and throwing a Lime scooter in the direction of another.
According to an affidavit of facts filed with the court, Tyler Thompson (17), Kage Mathews (17) and a third teen began throwing glass bottles of vodka at a man who was laying down under a blanket near the west side of the downtown Spokane library in the early morning hours of April 25, 2025.
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A witness standing on the corner of Riverside and Monroe heard the glass breaking, turned, and saw three teens stomping on the victim.
The witness told police the attack appeared to be unprovoked.
That witness yelled at the teens, and the trio ran away.
The victim suffered serious skull injuries, and was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Court documents said the victim had to have part of his skull removed to alleviate pressure from swelling and a brain bleed.
Shortly after that assault, police said another homeless man told them he was attacked by the teens in the area of Sprague and Wall.
Video surveillance showed a Lime scooter was thrown in the direction of the man, and the man showed police an injury to his right shoulder, which was red in color, compared to the left side, where there was no redness.
Mathews was arrested at a bus stop and taken to the Gardner facility for juveniles that same morning.
During a first appearance hearing Tuesday, Commissioner Eugene Cruz noted Thompson had eight prior juvenile misdemeanor convictions, and several failures to appear in juvenile court.
Commissioner Cruz upheld bail for Thompson at $100,000.
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