Kent man wanted for rape, kidnapping arrested in drug bust
Sep 4, 2026, 4:30 PM | Updated: 4:31 pm
A Kent man suspected of dealing cocaine and fentanyl and also wanted for rape and kidnapping was arrested Sept. 2 (Photo courtesy of Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders)
(Photo courtesy of Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders)
A Kent man wanted for rape and kidnapping in King County was arrested Sept. 2 after authorities said he was responsible for pushing cocaine and fentanyl into Thurston County.
Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders announced the arrest.
“He was arrested without incident while numerous search warrants were executed simultaneously at numerous locations in King County,” Sanders said in a Facebook post.
Police seized 387 grams of fentanyl, 1,902 grams of cocaine, four firearms, $16,000 cash, gold jewelry, a Freightliner tow truck, a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and a Chevrolet C8 Corvette.
The suspect was booked into King County Jail for second-degree rape, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver while armed with fentanyl/cocaine, and four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm.
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