18-year-old accepts plea deal for killing woman in Shoreline
Feb 19, 2026, 5:22 PM
An 18-year-old man accepted a plea deal for killing a woman in Shoreline in 2024. (Photo: James Lynch, KIRO Newsradio)
(Photo: James Lynch, KIRO Newsradio)
An 18-year-old man accepted a plea deal Thursday morning for shooting and killing a woman in 2024.
The defendant, Jayden Taylor, was just 16 when he killed 50-year-old Billy Jo Perkins in front of a Shoreline apartment.
He was initially charged in adult court with second-degree murder.
Taylor instead pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and took responsibility for his crime.
He faces up to 13 years in prison when he’s sentenced late next month.
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