Man charged in rape of Renton barista returned from Idaho

A 42-year-old man charged with raping a north Renton barista on Feb. 17 was returned from Idaho Tuesday and booked into the King County Jail in Kent.

A 42-year-old man charged with raping a north Renton barista on Feb. 17 was returned from Idaho Tuesday and booked into the King County Jail in Kent.

Shad Alan Johnson was charged Feb. 23 with first-degree rape, domestic violence, and second-degree assault, domestic violence.

He’s being held on $300,000 bail. An arraignment date hasn’t yet been set.

Johnson, a felon, surrendered March 7 to police in northern Idaho, where he had fled and once lived.

The victim, who was Johnson’s former girlfriend, was confronted by Johnson as she opened the espresso stand on Park Avenue North at about 4:30 a.m. Feb. 17. During the confrontation, Johnson allegedly forced his way inside the stand, and sexually assaulted the victim, according to charging documents.

“This was a vicious rape, burglary and assault, caught entirely on video,” prosecutors wrote in charging documents.” The victim was strangled twice and was prevented from pressing the panic button at the stand.

Johnson was sentenced to five years in prison in 2011 on a federal conviction of intending to sell crystal methamphetamine. He was still on parole.