The attorney for Kirkland resident Hope Solo filed a motion Wednesday in Kirkland Municipal Court to dismiss domestic violence charges against the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team goal keeper. As a result, her next court hearing has been moved up to Dec. 30 so a judge can rule on the motion.
The soccer star is asking that two counts of fourth degree assault be dropped, stemming from an altercation with her half sister and 17-year-old nephew during a party at a family home in Kirkland.
The request comes as her attorney claims he has not been able to interview the alleged victims.
“The defense has been seriously prejudiced by the actions of the city’s witnesses,” the motion states.
Her attorney also wrote that the believes the alleged victims will not appear for depositions or testify. Judge Michael J. Lambo granted the defense the opportunity to interview them during the last hearing in August.
The attorney argues that Solo’s defense team cannot properly prepare for court proceedings if they cannot interview the witnesses. The motion also states that Solo was only defending herself from her nephew, who is 6-feet-9 and 280 pounds.
Kirkland police responded to the call of disturbance around 1 a.m. on June 21.
The male caller stated that a female at the residence was ‘hitting people’ and they could not get her to stop or to leave the house.
Officers could immediately hear the sounds of the disturbance from outside the residence upon arrival.
When officers entered the home they noticed Solo was upset and intoxicated. They also observed visible injuries to Solo’s nephew and her sister. Solo’s nephew had visible scratch marks, was bleeding from his ear and his t-shirt was torn, according to court documents.
Solo was upset because “her husband refused to take her to catch a flight because he was being a jerk.”
The former University of Washington soccer star is married to former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens and her legal name is Hope Stevens.
The teen told police that Solo appeared intoxicated when she arrived at her half-sister’s home and the two women continued to drink.
An argument between the teen and Solo ensued when she told the boy that he was “too fat and overweight and crazy to ever be an athlete.” The argument became physical, according to court documents. The boy broke a broom stick over Solo’s head. When the Solo’s sister attempted to break up the fight, Solo allegedly punched her in the face, the documents continue.
The teen allegedly pointed a BB gun at Solo in an attempt to get her to leave. The boy told police Solo “kept circling like a shark.”
This is not the first time that police have been called to an incident involving Solo in Kirkland. Police were called to Solo’s Holmes Point home in November 2012. The police report for the incident stated that an altercation between eight different people took place at the home during a house party and a stun gun was used. Stevens was arrested in the case but was never charged.
Solo has continued to play for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team since the June 21 altercation.
