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15
MAY

KOMO 4: Charging decisions expected early next week against 2 ATM smash & grab burglary suspects
The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office says charging decisions are expected Tuesday and Wednesday against two men accused of committing several ATM smash and grab burglaries in recent months.

14
MAY

KIRO 7: 2 men arrested in connection to nearly 60 ATM burglaries make first court appearances
The two men who were arrested Friday in connection to nearly 60 ATM smash-and-grab burglaries made their first appearances in court for hearings Saturday, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

13
MAY

Auburn Reporter: Prosecutor charges Seattle man with first-degree assault for Auburn stabbing
And on Thursday, the King County Prosecutor’s Office charged Maurice Lyle Williams. 68, of Seattle with first-degree assault. He is in King County Jail on $500,000 bail, which was the amount the court set at his first appearance.

13
MAY

KIRO 7: Tacoma man sentenced for murder of Renton homeowner whose property he tried to steal
A man convicted of killing a Renton homeowner when trying to steal his property from under him learns his fate. Jeremy James Shaw was convicted last month of first-degree murder and arson.

13
MAY

KING 5: Judge sentences man convicted of brutally murdering Boeing retiree, stealing his property
On Friday, 43-year-old Jeremy Shaw was convicted of murder in the first-degree and arson in the second degree for the brutal killing of 67-year-old Steven Morphis, a retired Boeing worker. The King County Prosecuting Attorney's office said Shaw, a Tacoma resident, was trying to occupy Morphis' home and take over his land. Shaw faces 45 years in prison.

12
MAY

West Seattle Blog:Charges filed in carjacking, robbery; community help for another carjack victim
We’ve been reporting since Friday on the arrest of a woman found in the Harbor Island area after a carjacking north of downtown. There was also word she was suspected of robbing someone on Harbor Island before police found her. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed charges in both incidents.

11
MAY

Bothell-Kenmore Reporter: Kirkland man faces charges after holding gun to victims’ heads
The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed charges against 31-year-old Kirkland man, Roy Singh Benipal, for two counts of felony harassment and assault in the fourth degree.

11
MAY

Seattle Times: Former SeaTac school employee accused of sending sexual message to teen student
King County prosecutors have accused a former Highline School District employee of sending a sexual message to a 16-year-old student, according to court documents.

6
MAY

Federal Way Mirror: Roommate accused of shooting, dismembering Federal Way man
A Federal Way man is accused of shooting his roommate, then dismembering his body and placing his remains in trash bags inside their apartment in early May, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

6
MAY

Associated Press: Prosecutors: Federal Way man fatally shot, dismembered roommate
King County prosecutors say a suburban Seattle man has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder, accused of fatally shooting and dismembering his roommate.

King County Prosecutor
Leesa Manion (she/her)

Phone:
206-477-1200
Email:
Prosecuting.Attorney@kingcounty.gov

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