A person wanted for breaking out of prison in Southern California and presumably trying to eliminate a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff was charged Wednesday along with his wife in Seattle while driving a stolen from a Hercules woman slain in her home last week, specialists said.
Darnell Washington, 24, and his wife, Tania Washington, 25, are now being held on suspicion of possessing a stolen car. So far, they have maybe not been implicated in the killing of Susie Ko, 55, Hercules police said.
"Our detectives are likely to be en route to communicate with them," said Officer Connie Van Putten, a police spokeswoman.
The Washingtons were found sitting in Ko's 2011 Subaru Outback parked near Seattle-Tacoma Airport Terminal, police said. A police officer ran the car's Washington license plate and found it had been already stolen, according to the King County sheriff's office. Authorities consider the suspects place the dish on Ko's Subaru, which formerly had Idaho license plates.
Tania Washington, who was behind the wheel, sped off while the officer approached around 9 a.m., authorities said. After police boxed the automobile in, she leaped to the back seat, Darnell Washington began driving and rammed police vehicles in a attempt to escape, experts said. Representatives surrounded the automobile and got the couple into custody.
Darnell Washington was awaiting sentencing for theft and receiving stolen property when he fled from the San Bernardino County Jail on Aug. 28, presumably along with his wife's aid, experts said. Five days later, a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who acknowledged a suspicious vehicle in El Monte was shot and wounded, apparently by Darnell Washington, authorities said.
The shooter, who was provided with a shotgun, fled. Police said a was identified in Ko's Subaru after the suspects were charged Wednesday.
"We have often believed that choosing the vehicle would be a huge step in the event, and Classic Marc Ecko Watches having the vehicle being filled by matters that we can talk to is unquestionably within our favor," Van Putten said. "We feel very comfortable about this."
Ko's human anatomy was discovered Friday night close to the front door of her home on Ash Court. The retired schoolteacher and former principal of an area Chinese school have been beaten on the top and stabbed, authorities said. Authorities would not disclose whether anything form car was obtained from your home. Hamilton Replica
Ko's partner, 60-year-old Kelvin Ko, said he hoped Wednesday's busts would help solve her killing. "I think the police and the FBI have done a truly great job," he said.
In a declaration, the victim's four children said the arrests were a "big landmark on our solution to healing."
"We are so relieved that the police have recovered your family car and have made an arrest," they said. "It is a welcome breakthrough since our mommy's killing. We think that your thinking and desires have produced a
Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee