Chalk Outlines: Double Stabbing at Burien Bar Leaves One Victim Dead

Posted Nov. 12 at 12:02 pm by Vernal Coleman

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​It's a deadly, if familiar, progression of events: drinking leads to a confrontation, the confrontation leads to fisticuffs and fisticuffs to tragedy not limited to but including murder.

Based on initial reports, that's what went down last night at Goodtime Ernies Sports Bar and Grill in Burien. The fight broke out around last call and continued as several of the combatants spilled out into the street. What prompted it is at this early point unknown, but when police arrived they found a 25-year-old man suffering from a stab wound that eventually killed him.

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Ex-Wife's Boyfriend Suspected in Disappearance of Mark Stover, Dog Trainer to the Stars

Posted Nov. 12 at 9:15 am by Caleb Hannan

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Dog trainer to the stars Mark Stover is missing and presumed dead.

​Mark Stover built a name for himself in the dog-training world with his alpha-male attitude and ability to turn bad dogs good. Stover's reputation was nearly as impressive as his client list, which included Eddie Vedder, SW contributor Krist Novoselic, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Ichiro Suzuki.

On October 29th, Skagit Island police called to Stover's home found his dog, Dingo, bleeding from gunshot wounds and a bathroom that smelled suspiciously of bleach. Hours later Stover's station wagon was found ditched at a local casino with bloody fingerprint smears on the interior.

Linda Opdycke, Stover's ex-wife, called police to her house when she found out about her ex-husband's disappearance. She claimed to have nothing to do with it. But when authorities left her boyfriend was in handcuffs, soon to be charged with Stover's murder.

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Tualatin, Oregon Shooting Leaves Two Dead, Two Wounded

Posted Nov. 10 at 4:34 pm by Caleb Hannan

A man armed with a rifle opened fire at a drug testing lab in Tualatin, a suburb of Portland, around 11 AM this morning. According to KGW, two people were injured and the suspect was one of two found dead at the scene, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Neither the identity of the shooter nor the victim has been released. But the Oregonian reports that the woman killed was in a relationship with the shooter. And that the other victims, like the casualty, were employees at the clinic.

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Everett Officer Troy Meade Charged After Shooting Drunk Driver Seven Times

Posted Oct. 27 at 10:59 pm by Caleb Hannan

Niles Meservey was shot seven times in the back.

​UPDATE: Meade's lawyer says he had no choice but to shoot Meservey seven times. Details after the jump...

41-year-old Everett cop Troy Meade is now the holder of a particularly dubious record: The first Snohomish County police officer to be charged for a shooting in the line of duty.

On the night of June 10th, Niles Meservey, 51, of Stanwood was drinking at the Chuckwagon Inn. Others in the bar tried to stop him from driving home drunk. When Meservey ignored their pleas they called 911.

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Oregon Fisherman Accused of Murdering Buddy, Dumping Body

Posted Oct. 21 at 4:29 pm by Caleb Hannan

Erin Rieman

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UPDATE: Newly released court documents give a brutal play-by-play. After the jump...

It's safe to say that if Erin Rieman ever asks you out on his boat, you're obligated to at least think twice. The Pacific City, Oregon man was arrested yesterday and charged with the murder of his friend and business partner, 53-year-old John Adkins. Adkins had been missing since July 4th weekend, when he, Rieman and a third man set off from Garibaldi, Oregon in The Tiger, the 48-foot fishing boat they co-owned.

Investigators say the point of the trip was to fix the boat in Ilwaco Harbor, just on the other side of the Oregon-Washington border. When The Tiger came back to port, however, Adkins was no longer on board. Adkins' family reported him missing three days later, but no body has been found. The key to arresting Rieman, says Pacific County prosecutor David Burke, was the third, yet identified, man on the boat.

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Former Seahawks Player Arrested for Louisiana Murder

Posted Oct. 26 at 9:35 am by Caleb Hannan

Terreal Michael Bierria

​UPDATE: Bierria had quit football to help rescue family members from Hurricane Katrina. More details after the jump...

Former Seahawks player Terreal Michael Bierria, 29, has been arrested on one count of first degree murder after a violent struggle in a New Orleans suburb left one man dead. St. Tammany's parish deputies in Slidell booked Bierria after he placed himself at the apartment where authorities found 29-year-old Soron Salter dead.

When they arrived on the scene deputies found the front door partially opened with blood smeared on it and Salter on the floor behind the door. Investigators say Salter had wounds that indicated a violent struggle. Witnesses told police that a gray Cadillac had been parked at the scene until just a few minutes before they arrived.

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Chalk Outlines: Suspect in Fatal East Kent Shooting Still At Large

Posted Oct. 20 at 8:13 am by Vernal Coleman

Mark Anthony McKinney

​The jovial looking fellow pictured at right is Mark Anthony McKinney. Police have identified him as the suspect in a incident last Thursday that left another man shot and lying in the street near the 10900 block of Southeast 256th Street in Kent. The victim later died after being transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

The King County Prosecutor's Office charged McKinney with first degree murder on Monday, but the 22-year-old Kent man is reportedly still in the wind. Authorities are asking anyone with information or tips on McKinney's whereabouts to call the Kent Police Department at (253) 856-5800.

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97-Year-Old Everett Man Dies in Worst Way Possible

Posted Oct. 19 at 5:55 am by Caleb Hannan

​Sorry, folks. There's no way to sugarcoat this: The son of a 97-year-old man is suing an Everett nursing home after his dad died of an untreated penile infection.

The lawsuit from the man's son, filed Wednesday in Snohomish County Superior Court, says the father was taken to an emergency room, where doctors discovered his penis had decayed, leaving only a gaping wound. He died 18 days later, in March 2008.

According to the lawsuit, a nurse alerted the home's manager about the unfortunate man's wound but the manager somehow forgot. That's right. The manager managed to forget that someone in his care had had his penis removed in favor of a gaping wound.

When reached for comment, the god of karma said he was unsure what he'd do to the manager in retaliation. But he promised to get back to us as soon as he'd figured out a fate worse than "decaying penis."

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Chalk Outlines: Man Shot to Death in East Kent

Posted Oct. 16 at 11:18 am by Vernal Coleman

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An adult male was fatally shot following a dispute with several individuals Thursday night. At around 9:43 p.m., police responded to a call for service in the 10900 block of Southeast 256th St. near the East Kent Shopping Center and found the victim lying shot in the street. Paramedics later transported him to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he subsequently died, says a Kent Police Department press release.

Police have not yet released any information on the suspects.

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Chalk Outlines: Early Morning Shooting in Rainier Valley

Posted Aug. 27 at 8:27 am by Damon Agnos

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A 31-year-old man died at Harborview Medical Center this morning after he was shot multiple times in the area of the intersection of Rainier Ave. S. and S. Byron St. At 3:07 AM, 911 received several calls reporting 4-6 gunshots and screaming. After being shot, the victim ran into an alley, where he collapsed. He was treated at the scene and transported to HMC, where he died. The scene was cordoned off until about 7 AM today, blocking traffic on Rainier. (If that interrupted your commute, now you know what it was about.)

The suspect is still at large; police describe him as a black male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 180 pounds, wearing a white shirt and dark pants, and driving or riding a white pickup or SUV. They say they don't believe the attack was random.

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Chalk Outlines: South Park Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Posted Aug. 12 at 5:13 pm by Damon Agnos

​Isaiah Kalebu, the man accused of the murdering South Park resident Teresa Butz and raping her and her partner, pleaded not guilty to aggravated first-degree murder and other charges today. If convicted, he'd face either life in prison or the death penalty. King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg says he hasn't decided what punishment he'll seek. The P-I has the full story. On another note, the state crime lab's identification of Kalebu as the suspect via DNA was their 1,000th such match.

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Chalk Outlines: Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Ballard Murder Case

Posted Aug. 11 at 2:04 pm by Damon Agnos

Elijah Hall, the 17-year-old charged with killing gas station attendant Manish Melwani on July 26th, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder today. Hall was arrested at his house in Ballard the day after the crime. If he's convicted as charged, Hall's sentence will likely be between 20 and 26 years.

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Chalk Outlines: Man Found Shot to Death Outside Haller Lake Hotel

Posted Aug. 10 at 7:39 am by Damon Agnos

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​A man in his 20s was found dead with gunshot wounds outside an Extended StayAmerica Hotel in the Haller Lake neighborhood (at 13300 Stone Ave. N.) yesterday morning. Police and a Firefighters arrived at the hotel at around 6:30 AM after a call reporting a person down, but the man was already deceased when they got there. While the coroner will determine the official cause of death, it appears to be the gunshot wounds, and police are treating the case as an active homicide investigation.

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Chalk Outlines: 17-Year-Old Murder Suspect in Ballard Case Charged as Adult

Posted July 30 at 4:50 pm by Damon Agnos

Elijah Hall, the 17-year-old boy suspected of shooting and killing Ballard gas station clerk Manish Melwani during a robbery on Sunday, was charged as an adult with first-degree murder in King County today. Hall was identified as a suspect after police encountered him hanging around where the bag of clothing worn by the perpetrator was discovered, interviewed him, then later matched his fingerprints with those at the scene.

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Chalk Outlines: Ballard Murder Suspect is 17 Years Old

Posted July 28 at 7:33 am by Damon Agnos

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The suspect police arrested yesterday for suspicion of the murder of a Ballard gas station clerk is just 17 years old, and is now being held at the Youth Service Center for investigation. Police sent a SWAT team to a house on the 900 block of NW 60th st. last night (the white one, pictured above, according to MyBallard, which has photos of it cordoned off), not far from the gas station where the shooting occurred. Two other young men were taken into custody for questioning.

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