Jennifer Nichole Blankenship was booked into the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma at 1:23 a.m. on July 14, according to the county jail record attached to this report. The intake record listed “ASLT 1” and identified the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office as the arresting agency. A jail booking reflects an allegation, not a finding of guilt.

A review of Pierce County’s Legal Information Network Exchange, or LINX, found one 2026 criminal case matching Blankenship’s full name and arrest date. Pierce County Superior Court case 26-1-02021-5 lists July 14 as the initial arrest date and connects the case to a Pierce County Sheriff incident dated July 13.

LINX lists two original counts: second-degree assault under RCW 9A.36.021(1), and felony harassment involving an alleged threat to kill under RCW 9A.46.020(1)(a)(i) and (2)(b)(ii). Those are the filed allegations shown in the court index; this report does not treat the jail’s abbreviated “ASLT 1” entry as the final charging language.

The case index lists an initial bail amount of $15,000 and shows that Blankenship was arraigned on July 15. The public filing list includes an information, a probable-cause affidavit, bail-hearing materials, an order to surrender weapons, an order establishing release conditions, and an order prohibiting contact while the case is pending. A bail-bond filing appears on July 16. The index reviewed for this report does not state a current custody status.

A July 29 return-with-attorney setting is marked canceled. LINX lists an omnibus hearing and a weapons-compliance hearing for August 4, followed by a jury-trial setting for August 27. Court schedules can change. The docket displayed no disposition or sentence as of July 23.

The charges are allegations. Blankenship is presumed innocent unless and until guilt is established in court.