seattlepi.com on October 19, 2011 reported that the state Medical Quality Assurance Commission and the Department of Health suspended the license of Coupeville dermatologist Donald Russell Johnson for allegations of patient abandonment and criminal assault. The 51-year-old Whidbey Island resident is currently sitting in the Island County jail after being picked up on a $100,000 arrest warrant last week in Whatcom County. Dr. Johnson appeared in court Monday and pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault in the second degree and a single count of "harassment / threats to kill." He is being held without bail because he allegedly violated a court order by contacting the victim.

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