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Kent Veteran Faked Disability To Steal $1M In VA Benefits, Sentenced To Prison: DOJ

A Kent Army veteran who falsely claimed she was wheelchair-bound to collect more than $1 million in veterans benefits — while traveling and buying a second home — has been sentenced to federal prison. Kelly Lee-Carroll, 58, was sentenced to 17 months behind bars in Seattle federal court Tuesday, March 17, for orchestrating a long-running…

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Wellfound Behavioral Health

Tacoma Man Nearly Beat Fellow Patient To Death Inside Psychiatric Hospital: Prosecutors

A 25-year-old Tacoma man is accused of nearly beating a fellow patient to death inside a secured psychiatric hospital, leaving the victim in critical condition and not breathing on her own. Elias Santos Salcedo was arrested Saturday, March 14, and charged in Pierce County Superior Court with attempted murder in the first degree. He remained…

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Johnny Watts and Patrick Nelson

Wanted Man Found Hiding In Attic After Port Angeles-Area Standoff, Deputies Say

A man wanted on a Department of Corrections warrant was arrested after a hours-long standoff with deputies at a short-term rental property in the Port Angeles area. Patrick Nelson, 52, of Kitsap County, was taken into custody Wednesday evening, March 11, in the Agnew area following a law enforcement response involving multiple agencies, according to…

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Christopher Johnson and Irah Sok

Masked Home Invasion Leader Gets 25 Years For Killing Everett Mom As Child Slept

An armed robber tied to a string of violent home invasions across western Washington was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the killing of an Everett mother during a 2022 break-in. Christopher Johnson, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday, March 11, in Snohomish County Superior Court for the fatal shooting of 36-year-old Irah…

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Drug Bust At Sequim Casino Leads To 3 Arrests, Major Fentanyl Seizure: Sheriff

Detectives arrested three people and seized a large cache of drugs, weapons, and cash during a two-day investigation targeting suspected drug trafficking in Clallam County, the sheriff’s office said. The operation began Tuesday, March 11, when the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team started looking into a drug-dealing operation believed to be operating in the county….

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