Christopher Teel pleaded not guilty to first-degree rape and unlawful imprisonment in King County Superior Court on Wednesday, KING 5 reports.
Court documents say Teel admitted to raping a woman in a bathroom at the Ballard Carter Volkswagen dealership earlier this month. Employees came to the victim’s aid and detained the suspect until police arrived.
A homeless man, Teel spent time at both the Ballard and then the Northlake Nickelsville tiny houses camp.
He remains held on $1 million bail.