Seattle man charged with threatening Washington governor after disclosing plan during hospital stay
Nathaniel David Foster, 34, of Seattle, faces a charge of threatening to kill Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson in King County Superior Court. According to charging documents, Foster disclosed the alleged plan to a caseworker at Swedish First Hill hospital on July 18 while being evaluated for suicidal and homicidal thoughts. The caseworker notified police, bringing in Seattle officers and Washington State Patrol detectives.
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Foster allegedly told the hospital caseworker he intended to travel by public transit to Olympia, where he planned to surveil the governor's mansion — observing guard positions and shift-change patterns — before finding a weak point in security and forcing his way inside, according to charging documents reviewed by Fox News Digital.
Prosecutors say Foster told investigators he was willing to hurt or kill anyone who stood between him and the governor. He allegedly stated he would do "what he has to do" to achieve his goal, which charging documents say was motivated by grievances over his treatment while incarcerated at a Spokane correctional facility.
Court filings note that Foster told authorities "voices in his head" directed him to carry out the plan, and that he wanted to kill police officers and politicians. The documents describe prior convictions for second-degree robbery in 2008, third-degree assault in 2009, and third-degree malicious mischief in 2023.