Supermarket killing sentence
The second defendant in a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a Yakima supermarket was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter. Ezra Williams Swann, 25, of Tukwila originally faced multiple charges of first-degree murder and assault in connection with the Feb. 27, 2010, slaying of James Kilby. Swann pleaded guilty last week to first-degree manslaughter. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to recommend the low end of the sentencing range of 78-102 months in prison. Earlier this month, fellow defendant Jordan Dior Daisy, 23, of Seattle was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his guilty plea to a charge of second-degree murder. Kilby, 27, of Union Gap was fatally shot while sitting in a parked car outside Wray's supermarket in Yakima. Daisy's plea came mid-trial, during which testimony suggested Kilby was shot after a friend tried to rip off Daisy and Swann during a drug deal.
4 men armed with a gun and bats rob White Center Pawn Shop
Around 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 four male suspects rushed the Pawn Pros pawn shop in White Center, one armed with a handgun and the others wielding baseball bats. Surveillance footage showed the men knocking people to the ground (including a young girl) as they demanded cash and shattering jewelry cases with their bats. The men, described as four black males wearing dark clothing, made off with an undisclosed amount of money and jewels and are still on the loose.
SeaTac man charged for child luring
A 27-year-old SeaTac man was arrested Jan. 27 for allegedly trying to lure a 13-year-old Tukwila girl into his car as she was walking home from school.
She refused, walked home and told her parents. They called police.
While searching the area, Tukwila police identified a car matching the description given to them by the girl. The driver allegedly tried to escape but was quickly captured. The girl later identified him.
Suspect arrested in cab driver robbery
Back on Jan. 10 a middle-aged Asian male was picked up by cab at a Tukwila motel. He asked the cabbie to drive him to South Seattle and, once at his destination, gave the cabbie $20. He then proceeded to pull out a handgun and rob the cabbie of the $20 he just gave him. Luckily, an in-cab camera caught the suspect’s face plainly and the tips started coming in. On Jan. 23 a 44-year-old man was arrested in South Seattle and booked for investigation of robbery.
Des Moines man arrested for murder in alleged molestation case
Denzil R. Moore of Des Moines has been charged by King County prosecutors with murdering a man Moore accused of molesting children.
Moore allegedly shot Thomas R. Humphries on Jan. 10 and dumped his body at a vacant Auburn house. Glae M. Roland has been charged with rendering criminal assistance by helping to dump Humphries’ body.
A review of court documents reveal that Humphries had not been arrested or convicted of any sex crimes in the state. He is not on the county’s sex offender registry.
Car break-ins, vandalism, prowlers and theft
17400 blk 12th Pl. S.W., 17400 blk 8th Ave. S.W., 17900 blk Riviera Pl., 17200 blk 8th Ave. S.W., 600 blk S.W. 174th St., 18100 blk S.W. Normandy Terrace S.W., 1900 blk S.W. 170th St., 11200 blk 20th Ave. S., 400 blk S.W. 122nd St., 1000 blk S.W. 122nd St., 700 blk S. 138th Pl., 17400 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 3000 blk S. 154th St., 14900 blk 32nd Pl. S., 15000 blk 26th Lon. S., 15200 blk 32nd Ave. S., 800 blk S. 136th St., 1000 blk S.W. 134th St., 14400 blk 11th Ave. S.W., 200 blk S. 177th Pl., 14400 blk 8th Ave. S.W., 15800 blk 10th Ave. S.W., 11300 blk 26th Ave. S., 1000 blk S.W. 116th St., 17400 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 14000 blk 1st Ave. S., 13200 blk 12th Ave. S.W., 800 blk S.W. 143rd St.
Residential burglaries and break-ins
20100 blk 1st Ave. S., 1400 blk S.W. 151st St., 14400 blk 12th Ave. S.W., 1000 blk S.W. 114th St., 1000 blk S.W. 117th St., 100 blk N.E. 156th St.
