Californian couple’s crime spree ends in chase with SeaTac police
Oct 10, 2012, 5:32 PM | Updated: Oct 11, 2012, 6:21 am
The crime spree of a young married couple began with an escape from prison, ended with a police chase and included an accusation of murder in-between.
Around 9 a.m. Wednesday a SeaTac police officer ran the plates a Blue Subaru parked near the 18800 block of 32 Ave S. only to discover the car was stolen.
The car belonged to a 55-year-old woman who had been stabbed to death in her Hercules, Calif. home on Oct. 5.
When the officer tried to talk to the couple as they returned to the car – they took off, ramming the cop’s car as they sped away.
More police officers joined in a chase. They were eventually able to box in the suspect’s car.
The 25-year-old woman, who had been driving the car, jumped in the backseat. Her husband, 24, jumped from the passenger’s seat to the driver’s side and began ramming the police cars in front and behind them.
“[He was] trying to make room so he could get the car out and keep fleeing,” said King County Sheriff’s Sgt. Cindi West.
He finally relented as officers drew their guns and demanded the couple get out of their car. Police discovered a shotgun inside the vehicle.
After their arrest, officers learned of the man’s escape from San Bernardino County Jail on Aug. 28. Calif. authorities believed the wife helped in the jailbreak, and the then two went on a crime spree.
They are allegedly responsible for rash of different robberies and car-jackings from Southern California to Northern California.
The man has been accused of the attempted murder of a police officer in Los Angeles County on Sept. 2. The man shot and wounded a deputy with shot gun.
Detectives in SeaTac are contacting other police agencies in Oregon and Washington to see if the couple may have committed crimes in either state. The couple has been booked into King County Jail.
