The trial start date for the alleged robber of Sequim’s Kitsap Bank has been pushed into early next year.

During a status hearing on Oct. 31 in Clallam County Superior Court, defense attorney Alex Stalker for Dale Allen Jaff, now 58, of Port Hadlock, requested and received a continuance from Judge Brent Basden with no objection from the state as Stalker awaits information from an expert.

Now Jaff will tentatively go to trial for eight days starting on Jan. 26, 2026.

He previously pleaded not guilty in mid-May to felony charges of robbery in the first degree, theft in the second degree, and assault in the second degree.

Jaff could serve up to life in prison and receive a $50,000 fine for the robbery charge, up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine for theft, and up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for assault.

Basden set a status hearing for 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.

He said the trial length of eight days seemed unusually lengthy, but noted the large number of state witnesses.

Jaff was originally set to go to trial for six days starting on July 7, but that was postponed to Dec. 1 in Clallam County Superior Court.

He was arrested on May 9 at his home a month after he allegedly demanded money from the bank on the afternoon of April 9, showed weapons, sprayed bear defense spray inside the facility for about 20 seconds, and took between $3,000 and $4,000, according to court documents.

Sequim Police officers arrested Jaff at his home early in the morning on May 9 after using video surveillance and body cam footage to match him and his 2010 white Chevrolet Silverado to the April 9 robbery, according to the Sequim Police Department.

Officers also reported that Jaff admitted to them he robbed the bank because he was behind on rent and was going to be homeless if he did not pay back rent.

Court documents state that officers recovered a BB gun, stun gun, bear spray, clothing, and the bag allegedly used and/or seen at the scene along with copies of his written demands.