Chief Investigative Reporter and Reporting Coach at KING 5. Email tips to [email protected]

Seattle
Joined September 2009
It appears @KingCountyWA legal filing against @waDSHS for leaving mentally ill defendants in jail is the first of more motions to come. King Co. wants a court to force DSHS to reimburse them for “unnecessary costs” incurred by state’s failure to move the defendants out of jail
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*Breaking: @KingCountyWA has just taken legal action against @waDSHS for failure to move mentally ill defendants out of the King Co. Jail and into a psychiatric hospital.
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State-paid doctor under review by licensing agency following KING 5 investigation A Seattle psychiatrist paid millions of dollars to conduct exams for the Dept. of Labor & Industries is under investigation by the Washington Medical Commission king5.com/mobile/article/new…
WSAJ EAGLES Katherine Mason & David Harkness talk with KING 5's Susannah Frame about a disturbing doctor for the Department of L&I. Injured workers faced sexually intrusive questions at compelled medical exams while L&I failed to investigate complaints. king5.com/article/news/inves…
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How much would you pay for that blue check mark? ✅ ✔️
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I agree! @Softykjr @tennissharla
Shortly after noon today, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Alexander Jay with Murder in the First Degree. The murder occurred March 3 in Seattle & and was referred to prosecutors after additional investigation by @SeattlePD after Mr. Jay was in custody.
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Now Jay has been charged with attacking three random people within 24 hours in early March. Prosecutors are now asking for additional $5 million bail in connection with the murder charge
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According to charging documents just filed, Jay attacked and killed a 32 year-old man on Capitol Hill with a piece of rebar. Alleged crime happened just hours after light rail attack. @SeattlePD referred case to @KCProsecutor office, which filed charges within the hour.
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Breaking: man charged with throwing Seattle woman down stairs at Seattle Light Rail station in March, Alexander Jay, now also charged with First Degree Murder. Jay allegedly bludgeoned a man in Seattle the day after Light Rail attack.
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When police arrived in front of Rep. Jayapal’s home they say the suspect was standing in the middle of the street with his hands up. A gun was holstered on his waist. He allegedly told police the victim he was targeting was of “Indian decent”
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It’s believed Rep. Jayapal was not at home Saturday night when a man with a gun allegedly yelled “Go back to India, I’m going to kill you.”Neighbors heard yelling and what sounded like a gun shot.
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The @KCProsecutor office asked for $500,000 bail for man suspected of a hate crime against Rep. Jayapal, saying he is a ‘danger to the community,” Probable cause was found for a hate crime-‘threat.’
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According to @SeattlePD documents suspect Brett Forsell allegedly showed up to Congresswoman Primala Jayapal’s home at 11:30 Saturday night. Neighbors said they saw him drive by her house 3 times, yelling profanities
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The alleged hate crime again Rep. Pramila Jayapal occurred in front of her home late Saturday night.
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A West Seattle man has made his first appearance in the King Co court system after allegedly committing a hate crime against US Rep. Pramila Jayapal. More information soon.
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The Murrow Awards, named for journalism pioneer Edward R. Murrow (raised in Skagit Co!) Today, @K5Investigators won three #Murrow Awards from @RTDNA - Ticket to an Autopsy, COVID Exemptions for a Price, Skagit, River of Loss and Light. @SFrameK5 @TaylorMirf @KING5Seattle
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Congratulations ⁦@KING5Seattle⁩ for all of the ⁦@RTDNA⁩ Edward R. Murrow Awards. And ⁦@CJIngalls⁩ for grabbing two! 🏆🏆 rtdna.org/content/2022_rtdna…
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Very proud of @SFrameK5 @ryancoephoto and Eric Desrosiers for winning a National Headliner Award for environmental reporting. Congratulations, you guys! So well deserved. 🎉🥳👏🏼 @HeadlinerAwards @KING5Seattle
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