A high school football player vanished. He was found safe — and charged with murder
Days after a high school football player in Washington state was reported missing under suspicious circumstances, he was found safe and accused of murder , court documents show.
Days after a high school football player in Washington state was reported missing under suspicious circumstances, he was found safe and accused of murder in the killing of his mother’s former partner, court documents filed Tuesday show.
The 16-year-old was charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the killing of a man, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Pierce County Superior Court.
His friend, a minor, was also charged with murder in the killing, according to the documents. It is unclear whether they have entered a plea.
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The teenager was reported missing to authorities in nearby Thurston County on Aug. 31, the affidavit says. The sheriff’s office there said he left his home at 4 p.m. for football practice, but never arrived.
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