Deaths in Sequim, Tacoma lead to arrests for murder
Oct 29, 2023, 10:52 AM
Tacoma Police Department insignia on a police vehicle. (Photo courtesy of the Tacoma Police Department)
(Photo courtesy of the Tacoma Police Department)
Clallam County deputies have arrested a live-in caregiver in Sequim who is accused of murdering the daughter of the man she was taking care of.
According to a news release from the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office that can be seen on Facebook, deputies found a woman dead in a yard while doing a welfare check at a home Thursday.
The woman, who was identified as 65-year-old Susan Ferrel of Nevada, had traveled to Sequim after her father died to attend to his estate.
Detectives learned Susan’s father had a live-in caregiver, 44-year-old Aline Jones, who continued to live at Ferrel’s father’s home following his death.
Jones contacted Clallam County Sheriff’s detectives Saturday with details relating to Ferrel’s death. Following an interview with detectives, Jones was arrested and booked into Clallam County Jail for second-degree murder.
At this time, county detectives don’t believe there are any other suspects in Ferrel’s death.
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Man charged in Tacoma after woman’s death on N. Pearl Street
The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) announced Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter, it made an arrest after a woman died on North Pearl Street Saturday morning.
Around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, police officers and medics responded to a report of an unresponsive female, near North Pearl and 39th, about a mile south of Point Defiance Park.
She was still alive, but she had suffered life-threatening injuries. Officers tried giving her life-saving first aid, but she died at the scene.
On Saturday afternoon, Tacoma Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team assisted Tacoma officers and detectives in arresting the 30-year-old man and booked him into the Pierce County Jail.
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The suspect was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Tacoma, Wash. – Tacoma, Wash. – Officers arrest a suspect for the murder in the 3900 block of South Pearl Street.
Just after 7:30 AM, officers were dispatched to the 3900 block of North Pearl Street regarding an unresponsive individual. Officers arrived and located an adult pic.twitter.com/RPobwDkg6V— Tacoma Police Department (@TacomaPD) October 28, 2023
Contributing: Tom Brock, KIRO Newsradio
