Charges: Man assaulted lesbian Vancouver couple at Seahawks game

SEATTLE — A 34-year-old Tacoma man has been accused of harassing and assaulting a married same-sex couple from Vancouver for their sexual orientation at a Seahawks football game.

SeattlePI.com reported Jay Dee Harp III was charged last week with assault and malicious harassment, which is Washington’s hate crime statute.

He posted bail, but a King County Superior Court judge has since increased his bail and issued a warrant for his arrest.

Police say Harp harassed two women at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Dec. 30, making comments that included anti-gay slurs.

The Clark County YWCA’s Facebook page says the couple are from Vancouver.

Police say when Harp returned to their section with a beer he grabbed the breast of one of the women and threw his beer on her.

Her wife and others intervened but police say Harp then punched that woman in the face.

Police say officers used a Taser to stun Harp during his arrest.

There is a GoFundMe page to help with the couple’s medical costs: https://www.gofundme.com/support-for-jae-and-melissa.