Spokane man awaiting trial suspected of throwing urine at guard, threatening to bomb jail

Sean M. Jensen, a 21-year-old Spokane man awaiting mental health treatment so he can stand trial on an armed robbery charge, smirked when new charges he is accused of were read aloud Friday by a judge in Spokane County Superior Court.

Those charges, which allege custodial assault and threats to bomb, stem from a Spokane County Jail corrections officer telling investigators that Jensen threatened to bomb the jail and rape his wife in front of him Thursday evening, according to court documents.

The conversation brought the corrections officer close enough to Jensen’s cell for him to throw a cup of urine through the talking port in the cell door, spraying liquid on the chest and legs of the officer.

Jensen laughed and said, “I got you,” court documents show.

And a sergeant said he heard Jensen say he planned to throw more, while an officer overheard him saying voices in his head made him throw the urine.

Jensen used a racial epithet when telling a Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy why he threw the urine at the officer and said that he was serious about assaulting his wife and bombing the jail because “I hate this place,” court documents say.

Jensen admitted he doesn’t know how to make bombs, but he said his cousin does.

“If you keep it going, I’ll bomb your car, too,” Jensen told the deputy.

Corrections sergeants also gave the deputy three forms that Jensen filled out saying he was going to bomb the jail when he was released and showed video of the liquid being thrown, according to court documents.

Spokane police arrested Jensen earlier this year after he was implicated in a December armed robbery, according to court documents. Victims told police that Jensen, a former roommate, along with two men they didn’t recognize, entered their downtown apartment and that one of the men other than Jensen had a hatchet. That man damaged four computer monitors with the hatchet and held it to the neck of one of the victims.

Isiah Soria, 18, was arrested after returning to the apartment within minutes, carrying an Xbox, games and a controller, court documents say. It is unclear if police arrested any other suspects.

Jensen is accused of felony harassment for threatening to kill someone during the incident, court records show. Soria was sentenced to 47 days in jail after pleading guilty.

Jensen’s case was delayed in January after the court decided he was not competent to stand trial and ordered 90 days of mental health treatment, according to court documents. He is not slated to receive treatment at Eastern State Hospital until later this month.

Jensen’s previous convictions include a grand theft charge in Idaho. He remains jailed on $52,500 bond.

A judge ordered Jensen on Friday to not spread bodily fluids or feces while he remained in Spokane County Jail. He was also ordered to only have access to the phone and write letters while supervised.