Costco Worker Pleads Not Guilty to 2nd-Degree Murder in July 31 Co-Worker Hit-and-Run
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Updated · The Seattle Times · Aug 10
Costco Worker Pleads Not Guilty to 2nd-Degree Murder in July 31 Co-Worker Hit-and-Run
3 articles · Updated · The Seattle Times · Aug 10
Summary
A 22-year-old Renton man entered a not-guilty plea Thursday to second-degree murder after prosecutors accused him of intentionally striking a 20-year-old Costco co-worker riding a motorcycle on July 31.
Court records say the crash followed a jealous confrontation at Costco’s Issaquah campus: after seeing the victim hugging a female co-worker, he texted friends “My blood is boiling,” sped past the pair, then waited about 10 minutes and tailed the motorcycle.
Police say the victim was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene near Interstate 90; the driver told investigators he was traveling about 40 mph, hit the bike from the passenger side, panicked and fled.
About an hour later, the suspect returned with his father, spoke with officers and was arrested; a judge set bail at $2 million, ordered no contact with the female co-worker and scheduled a pretrial hearing for Aug. 27.