Inmate escaped custody at Sea-Tac airport, boarded light rail, and got off at Capitol Hill station
May 4, 2025, 4:22 PM | Updated: May 5, 2025, 3:50 pm
Inmate escaped custody at SeaTac airport, boarded light rail, and got off at Capitol Hill station. (Courtesy Port of Seattle Police Department (POSPD) via KIRO-7)
(Courtesy Port of Seattle Police Department (POSPD)
SEATAC, Wash. — An inmate who was being transported at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport escaped custody at about 11 a.m. on Sunday morning, according to the Port of Seattle Police Department (POSPD).
Police say 28-year-old Sedrick T. Stevenson escaped custody and ran to the light rail station, boarded a train heading north, and was last seen getting off at the Capitol Hill station. He has not been caught.
A contracted agent was attempting to transport Stevenson and while at a SeaTac ticketing counter, agents lost control of him and he ran toward the train station, POSPD said.
