News Stories for February 2008
Stories for Friday, February 29
Released Sex Offender Re-Arrested Within 7 Hours
A level three sex offender who was released from jail on Thursday was re-arrested six-and-a-half hours after violating his terms of release.James Henry Christy was required to stay at a campsite on a beach near the Shelton Yacht Club between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. every night. ...
Man Held Responsible For Returned U-Haul Truck
Mike Long says he’s called U-Haul many times.“I figured I needed to move. I’ll call U-Haul. Isn’t that what everybody does?” said Long.But this last time will be his last time renting from U-Haul.“I definitely won’t rent from U-Haul again,” said Long.Long needed to move his family out of their ...
Tacoma Man Accused Of Child Rape
Prosecutors have charged a Tacoma man with raping and molesting two girls, ages 11 and 12, in a home where he rented a room.Luis Fernando Pablo Lara faces nine counts of child rape, one count of child molestation and five counts of intimidation of a witness, according to court documents ...
Death Threat E-Mail Scams Continue In Northwest
A Lakewood woman says she turned her life upside down after she recently received a death threat e-mail scam, said KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Kevin McCarty.The victim said she thought someone was out to kill her when she received an e-mail that read, "I have being paid $50,000.00 in ...
Men Say Police Ignoring Attack By Armed Thugs
Two men said they were attacked by a group of armed men in Ravensdale and then ignored by the King County Sheriff's Office when they reported the assault, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The assault happened on public land known as the Ravensdale Flats, near Maple Valley about a week ago.Phillip ...
Drugs, Alcohol, Speed Not Factors In Marysville Fatal
Investigators say drugs, alcohol, or speed were not factors in a Marysville crash that killed an 87-year-old man.The man was hit near a bus stop at about 5:20 a.m. Friday as he tried to cross the street near the 9600 block of State Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the ...
Stories for Thursday, February 28
High-Risk Level Three Sex Offender Released
According to the Mason County Sheriff’s Department, James Henry Christy, 39, a level three sex offender, was released back into the community Thursday after serving his sentence.Christy registered as a transient sex offender because he is homeless and told a Department of Corrections staff psychologist that he would kill anyone ...
Man Accused Of Killing Pregnant Wife Set For Release
Thomas Gergen appeared in a King County courtroom Thursday, five years after he shot and killed his pregnant wife and then shot himself in the face.Gergen was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the 2003 death of his 7-month pregnant wife, Kari, and has been at Western State ...
Arrest Made In Fircrest Hit-And-Run
Deputies have made an arrest in a Fircrest hit-and-run crash on Sunday that left a bicyclist hurt, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Kevin McCarty said.An 18-year-old woman was administratively booked Wednesday night on suspicion of failing to remain at the scene of an injury accident. She was released.Sandy Johnston, 66, ...
Luring Suspect Arrested
A 15-year old girl snapped a photo of a Kent man who was trying to lure her into his car Monday night, according to the Kent police department.While walking along a residential street on Kent’s east hill, the victim ran into a 44-year old man that tried to lure her ...
Bicyclist Critically Injured In Hit-And-Run
A bicyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run incident with a car in Thurston County Thursday night.Jason R. Bailey, 36, was riding his bicycle northbound on Old Highway 99 at 201st Avenue at 9:27 p.m. when a maroon 1988 Honda Accord struck him from behind, ejecting him from his bicycle, ...
4 Teens Charged With Raping Girl Met Through MySpace
Four teenagers have been charged with raping a teenage girl they met on the MySpace Web site, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Prosecutors said the boys met a 16-year-old Bellevue girl, got her drunk and then raped her in the back of a car.Investigators used a search warrant to track the ...
Man Dead, 2 Girls Hurt South Seattle Crash
A 50-year-old man was killed after a truck and a car collided head-on at a south Seattle intersection Thursday morning.The crash occurred at Martin Luther King Jr. Way and East Jefferson Street.Three people who were in the car were transported to the hospital where the man was pronounced dead.According to ...
Pastor Facing 23 Years In Prison For Raping Girls
Prosecutors are recommending a 23-year prison sentence for a pastor who admitted to raping several girls in his Kitsap County congregation.Robbin Harper pleaded guilty to child molestation and rape charges Wednesday. Harper is accused of abusing at least 10 girls.Prosecutors said Harper told some of his victims that he was ...
Kirkland Crash Traps 2 In SUV
A sport utility vehicle went up and over a Jersey barrier on the Eastside early Thursday, trapping two people inside, according to State Troopers.The crash happened at about 6:15 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 405 near Northeast 124th Street, troopers reported.Witnesses saw the driver driving in the HOV ...
Body Found On Bellingham Beach Identified
Police have identified the woman whose body was found washed up on a Bellingham beach on Wednesday, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Kaiah Vincent-Wilson, 57, was identified by friends who reported her as a missing person Wednesday night and told police she had been despondent.Investigators said it appeared that Vincent-Wilson jumped ...
Stories for Wednesday, February 27
Man Sentenced In Brutal Murder Of His Friend
Before being sentenced for murder, Gordon Hammock heard from loved ones of the man he killed.“You’re not a man. You’re a punk who has no regard for human life,” victim Willie Ford’s step-father Robert Booth said.Ford was shot in the head by Hammock’s girlfriend and then for the next five ...
Woman Who Starved Horses Arrested Before
Jean Marie Elledge was arrested Tuesday after King County Animal Control officials said they found four dead horses and 10 severely starved horses on her Carnation farm, just one day after rescuers said they found 10 starved horses on her Monroe farm the day before.David Emery told KIRO 7 Eyewitness ...
Dupont Woman Killed In Afghanistan
According to the Asian Rural Life Development Foundation, Cydney Mizell of Dupont was killed while working as an aid worker in Afghanistan.ARLDF said they have received information over the last few days indicating Mizell and her driver Muhammad Hadi were killed.Mizell’s family said a gunman kidnapped her and Hadi in ...
Body Discovered On Bellingham Beach
A female body was discovered laying facedown on the rocky breakwater by Bellingham Cold Storage.Police removed the body and took it to the Coast Guard office for the medical examiner to access it.According to police, the woman, who appeared to be in her 30s, was found wearing sweatpants, a black ...
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