Last Wednesday, Jennafah Dawn Singer, owner of The Uncommon Cottage in Queen Anne, said she felt “betrayed” and unsafe after learning that the man who attacked her on Father’s Day had been released from county custody earlier than she and other victims expected, falling months short of what they believed would be a one-year sentence, and the release has renewed concerns about how pretrial detention and jail credits are calculated in King County.
What Happened In June
Cellphone video of the June 15, 2025 assaults shows a man grabbing Singer from behind and pressing into her face, witnesses told KIRO 7. Police arrested Jibri Kambui that same day after he was also accused of attacking his then-girlfriend, Sunshine Tracht, inside the apartment they shared, according to court papers. Singer suffered eye trauma and a concussion and temporarily closed the Queen Anne storefront where she sold local artists' work.
Sentencing And Sudden Release
Prosecutors say Kambui pleaded guilty to assaulting both Singer and Tracht, and a judge imposed what the parties described as the maximum term available under the plea. Yet jail records show he was released last Wednesday. As reported by FOX 13 Seattle, court documents signed earlier this month show a 12-month sentence, while King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention records list his release date as last Wednesday. Victims told FOX 13 they were stunned the release came several months before the one-year anniversary of the attack.
How His Time Served Was Calculated
The county jail told reporters that Kambui “Jibri Kaquill Kambui was released on Feb. 11 because he had served his sentence,” noting that he had been in custody since June 15, a timeline that surprised victims expecting him to serve a full year, according to FOX 13 Seattle. That explanation tracks with the basic mechanics of Washington sentencing law: courts must give defendants credit for pre-sentence confinement, and correctional agencies may apply earned-release or good-time credits when determining a release date. The statute on credit for confinement is laid out in RCW 9.94A.505, which is why a 12-month order on paper can translate to a shorter period in custody in practice.
Victims And Community Reaction
Singer said the release felt like another failure of the system and that she has kept the Queen Anne location closed while recovering from her injuries and trauma, per KIRO 7's reporting. Family members of Sunshine Tracht, who later died in September and whose cause of death the Pierce County Medical Examiner listed as alcoholic ketoacidosis and acute pancreatitis, have likewise criticized how the case has unfolded; that examiner's release is available from the Pierce County Medical Examiner. Local victims' advocates and small-business groups say the episode highlights a need for clearer victim notification and more transparency about how release dates are calculated.
What To Watch Next
Prosecutors and jail officials point to separate roles in sentencing and custody, and victims say they plan to press for clearer explanations of how credits were applied in this case. Advocates argue counties should improve notice to victims when release dates change, and legal experts say the mix of pretrial credit and jail-administered earned release can make a numeric sentence significantly shorter in practice. Readers looking for primary records can consult court filings and the county's DAJD subject-lookup portal for custody timelines and release information: King County DAJD subject lookup.
