The suspect has yet to be charged in the violent robbery of Macklemore’s home but faces charges in several other robberies.
SEATTLE — The man suspected in a violent robbery of Macklemore’s Seattle home pleaded not guilty to a separate robbery charge on Thursday morning.
Patrick Maisonet, 29, is accused of being the getaway driver in a robbery of a Bellevue jewelry store in November 2024. Maisonet was on electronic home monitoring at the time of the robbery after being charged in an unrelated Seattle armed robbery in May 2024.
While Maisonet has been charged in both of these prior robberies, Seattle police have yet to refer charges against anyone in the robbery of Macklemore’s Capitol Hill home. Maisonet is considered the “primary suspect” in the Macklemore robbery, according to a release from the Seattle Police Department after he was arrested.
On Saturday, June 7, two men broke into the home of Macklemore, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, around 12:45 a.m. A 22-year-old woman working as a nanny for the family was attacked with bear spray. The two men entered the home through an unlocked door.
A police report states children home at the time were unharmed. Macklemore was not at home at the time, according to Seattle police.
According to a police report, one of the men ordered the other to “spray” the nanny with bear spray. They had her show them where the valuables were in the residence, stopping to search through drawers, cabinets and closets before placing jewelry, watches and shoes into bags, the police report said.
Later, one man threw the nanny to the ground, at one point putting a boot on her neck and taking her phone. When she started to scream, they got her up, pinned her to a wall and tried to cover her mouth. However, she bit one of the man’s hands and was able to run out of the house through a bathroom.
The nanny escaped to a nearby home and called 911.
The suspects were gone by the time police arrived.
Police later recovered items that were taken during the robbery, including a Seattle Seahawks championship ring, Seattle Sounders FC Championship ring that had the victim’s name engraved on the side, and a diamond tennis bracelet.
Since then, Seattle police worked with the King County Sheriff’s Office and Renton police, who were digging into other high-profile burglaries of sports stars and celebrities in the region, some of which have led to arrests.
On Aug. 21, the King County Valley SWAT Team served a search warrant on the suspect’s home in Renton and he was arrested on outstanding warrants for first-degree robbery, second-degree escape and booked into custody for a robbery investigation out of Bellevue.
The man, who has not been officially charged for the latest robbery, is being held in King County Jail on $750,000 bail.
On Aug. 27, police also arrested the owner of a New Holly jewelry store where the stolen items were recovered. A judge found probable cause for first-degree trafficking stolen property and third-degree possession of stolen property. The owner was released on his own personal recognizance.
Kipp Robertson contributed to this report.
