Stories for April 2012
Stories for Friday, April 27
Nisqually Tribal Police officer accused of DUI, hit and run
A Nisqually Tribal Police officer was jailed Friday on accusations of DUI and hit-and-run after a 911 caller said he hit mailboxes and ran across yards near Rochester. “He did go off the road. He’s just lucky he didn’t flip (his car) over completely,” said Nan Carpenter, who surveyed broken ...
Police release 911 calls of accidental fatal shooting of Marysville officer’s daughter
Police released the 911 calls of placed after the 7-year-old daughter of a Marysville police officer was accidentally with the officer’s own gun. Marysville police officer Derek Carlile’s daughter, Jenna Carlile, was shot on March 10 in a family van in Stanwood. She died the next morning. According ...
Convicted pimp sentenced to 37 years in prison
A convicted pimp, found guilty of several violent felonies, is headed to prison for a long time. A judge Friday sentenced D’Marco Mobley of Seattle to 37 years in prison. Last month, a jury found Mobley guilty of several felonies including rape, kidnapping and promoting prostitution. Prosecutors said Mobley used ...
Sailboat overturns near Leschi marina
A sailboat capsized Friday afternoon near a marina in Seattle's Leschi neighborhood. Chopper 7 flew overhead and captured images of police tying the craft to a police boat. It isn't clear how the boat overturned.
Secret Service amends standards of conduct after KIRO 7 investigation
The U.S. Secret Service announced Friday it is rewriting its rules on agents’ behavior, both on and off duty. The crackdown came just a day after KIRO 7 Investigators revealed a new scandal at the agency that involved parties and prostitutes in El Salvador in 2011, just days before a ...
Renton pastor sentenced in Ponzi scheme
A Renton church leader who prosecutors said scammed parishioners, friends, and family, of more than 1.8 million dollars was sentenced to three years of prison Friday. Tony Morris, a trusted pastor at New Covenant Church, was convicted of money laundering and wire fraud. One of his victim’s, Kirk ...
Man accused of stabbing his attorneys with pens and pencils begins murder trial
The man accused of stabbing not one, not two, but three of his lawyers is now on trial for murder, the charge that landed him in court in the first place. The trial of 28-year-old Joshua Monson began Thursday. KIRO 7 news partner The Daily Herald in Everett reported that ...
Sacramento Bee: Kings arena deal 'officially dead'
A deal between the city of Sacramento and its NBA franchise, the Kings, is “officially dead,” The Sacramento Bee reported Friday. The city and the Maloof family, which owns the Kings, had been talking for two days in hopes of reaching an agreement over how to pay for the facility, ...
Bunker where North Bend slaying suspect believed to be hiding found
The King County Sheriff’s Office has located the bunker where the suspect in the slayings of two women is believed to be hiding. The subterranean bunker is built into a hillside near the Rattlesnake Ridge Trail outside North Bend. The Sheriff's Office said a tactical team smelled wood smoke ...
Trending: 'Welcome to Seattle'
Set (roughly) to the tune of Will Smith's "Welcome to Miami" is this spoof from Local Brew, "Welcome to Seattle": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwniFHoRL3Y
Former Pe Ell softball coach found guilty of rape
A former Pe Ell softball coach was found guilty Friday of raping a 16-year-old student he said he wanted to help, KIRO 7’s Richard Thompson reports. Todd Phelps had been charged with third-degree rape and second-degree sexual misconduct with a minor. Prosecutors said the victim was emotionally vulnerable at the ...
Owners want to know who will pay for condo torn apart by SWAT team
After a SWAT team destroyed a condo while looking for an armed suspect who was not there, neighbors want to know who is going to pay for the damage. The five hour raid caused evacuations and streets closures in Renton on Wednesday. Virtually every window in the condo ...
Woman helps take down million-dollar skimming ring
A Good Samaritan’s quick actions led to multiple arrests in a million-dollar skimming ring, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The ring raked in nearly $1 million from ATMs, not only in the U.S., but in locations such as Sweden, Germany and Canada. The woman, who asked to be ...
First Boeing 787 rolls out of South Carolina plant
The first Dreamliner rolled off Boeing's South Carolina assembly line today with much fanfare. Gov. Nikki Haley, U.S. Rep. Lindsey Graham and Boeing executives gathered for the occasion. As smoke poured from the doors of the company's final assembly plant, the white plane was pulled out onto ...
SR 520 bridge, highway closed over weekend
Cranes will hoist 42 huge concrete girders into position over State Route 520 this weekend, part of a project to build lidded overpasses and widen the highway to six lanes on the Eastside. To do the latest round of work, crews will close the highway and floating bridge between Seattle and Bellevue at 11 ...
Fire destroys luxury touring yacht at Fisherman’s Terminal
An early-morning fire swallowed a 105-foot luxury touring vessel at Fisherman’s Terminal. The “Safari Spirit," owned by a local cruise line, was fully engulfed in flames when the Seattle Fire Department arrived at the terminal around 1 a.m. on Friday. Owner Dan Blanchard was on the boat with ...
Choose dark chocolate for health benefits
If you're eating chocolate for the health benefits -- and aren't we all? -- you must pick wisely, new research suggests. "Eat dark chocolate, not white chocolate," says researcher Mee Young Hong, PhD, associate professor of exercise and nutritional sciences at San Diego State University. She compared dark and white ...
Stories for Thursday, April 26
Congress reacts to new revelations of Secret Service scandal
Several members of Congress reacted to the new evidence that was unveiled Thursday about the unfolding scandal involving members of the Secret Service. A meeting was held late Thursday afternoon in Washington, D.C., with the head of the Secret Service. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Alison Grande spoke ...
Son of prominent Pierce County detective charged with child molestation
The 19-year-old son of widely respected Pierce County Sheriff’s Detective Ed Troyer has been accused of third-degree rape and child molestation, according to court documents released Thursday. Those documents suggest the sexual contact between Zachary Troyer and a 14-year-old was consensual. Records show the girl’s father found Zachary in his ...
Backstory: How Halsne tracked down Secret Service story
When the Secret Service hooker scandal in Colombia broke into the national news this month, one of those who was not the least bit surprised was KIRO-TV's lead investigative reporter, Chris Halsne. A year ago, Halsne was in Central America -- exposing conditions at a Boeing jet repair facility ...
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