Puyallup Hit-And-Run Suspect Released After Making Bail

A few hours after turning himself in, Blair Jensen made bail and was let out of the Pierce County Jail until his arraignment, prosecutors said. Puyallup Hit and Run Suspect Released Only KIRO 7 Eyewitness News cameras were there as Jensen walked out of the jail Friday night.

Jensen was on the run for three days before he turned himself in Friday afternoon as police wanted him in connection with the hit-and-run incident that killed a bicyclist in Puyallup, said the Puyallup Police Department.

Police said 51-year-old John "Chip" McRae III was cycling down East Maine Street Monday when he was struck and killed by a silver Cadillac STS.

Jensen, 23, owns the Cadillac that killed McRae and has been identified as a "person of interest," police said.

Jensen's attorney insists his client is innocent

“I have seen no evidence which places him behind the wheel. I have seen no evidence which even places him at the scene of the crime," said Jensen's attorney Jay Berneburg.

Berneburg said Jensen will plead not guilty during his court appearance Monday.

Police said Jensen was with his girlfriend 20-year-old Christina Ripple when he was on the run. Ripple was not with Jensen when he turned himself in, police said.

Investigators are interested in finding Ripple because she is thought to have been in the area when the hit-and-run occurred and could be a critical witness, Puyallup Police Department Patrol Commander Bryan Jeter said.

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McRae's family held a press conference Thursday, making a plea for the driver to come forward.

“I wish this guy would turn himself in and we could go on and have the good memories instead of always questioning what is going on,” said McRae’s brother, James Barlow.

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McRae was the father of three boys, but one of his sons said he was more like the father of many more.

"Ask anybody that comes around the house and they'll tell you he's the father of about 50," said John McRae IV.

“We are devastated. The whole family is devastated,” said Lisa Steck, McRae’s sister.

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Eyewitnesses told police that Jensen was driving aggressively the night of the incident.

Puyallup police said they found the vehicle involved in the cyclist's death on Tuesday. Officers said the vehicle was damaged as was expected after such an incident.