Through his many campaigns for office, Harrell has never mentioned the arrest. Harrell’s online biographies make no mention of living or working in Omaha.

Long before he became the mayor of Seattle, Bruce Harrell was arrested after brandishing a firearm during an altercation in the parking lot of an Iowa casino. The arrest, which Harrell never publicly discussed before but came to light after multiple local media outlets reported on it Wednesday night,

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell was arrested 29 years ago in Iowa and charged with three misdemeanors that were later dropped.

Current Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell was arrested on weapons charges nearly three decades ago in Iowa. The charges were dropped, but the mayor has not spoken about the ordeal until recently. He believes he was racially profiled in the incident.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed an executive order to speed up the delivery of light rail service to two Seattle neighborhoods.

Mayor Bruce Harrell shares key highlights on positive city changes with Jake Skorheim. Discover the latest updates and vision.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Thursday issued an executive order to hasten the expansion of Sound Transit’s light rail services to the Ballard and West Seattle neighborhoods. Sound Transit is a public transit agency that provides light rail services in Seattle,