#criminal-justice

Charging Decision in Bite of Seattle Case

Today the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged the 15-year-old arrested at the Bite of Seattle. The case was referred by…

About the Tate Case: Wasn’t There a Better Way to Tell the Story?

Some reflections on a recent New Yorker investigation

Safer Schools Strategy Year Three: 78 Schools Notified of Pending Firearm Cases, Stronger…

At the close of the 2025–2026 school year, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is sharing an update about our Safer Schools…

Ruth Ellis and the End of British Executions

The hanging of a 28-year-old mother of two became a cause célèbre for those who campaigned for the abolition of the death penalty. Seventy…

How a Dentist planned his wife's murder.

This is one of the most disturbing murder cases in Colorado history.

Felony Charges in Metro Bus Machete Case

King County Prosecutors have charged a defendant with Malicious Mischief in the Second Degree for damaging a King County Metro Bus with a…

Mental health courts return

The demonic Trump administration breathes new life (and new requirements) into Indiana’s previously defunct mental health court’s program

Renton Man Receives 73 Year Sentence for 2021 Murder & Shooting

On July 1, 2026, Joseph Dixon was sentenced in a King County court for the 2021 murder of Devon Hill and the shooting assault of two other…

PAO in the News: July 6, 2026

Below are news stories featuring the work of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office from June 29 through July 6. Our office handles…

Unprosecuted arson: Lingering collective trauma in Klender ruins

Beyond black smoke lie haunting memories of Klender victims, waiting for justice decades after the horrific May tragedy.

Who Decides What True Justice Really Is

We live in a world where the word “justice “ is often spoken, yet understood differently by everyone.

HE WAS ARRESTED FOR CARJACKING.

A Virginia man will never walk free again after confessing to killing his pregnant cousin and another woman when police nabbed him for…

Costen Ruiz Law | Trusted DUI Defense When Every Detail Counts

Every criminal case deserves a well-prepared and thoughtful defense. Costen Ruiz Law is an experienced DUI defense lawyer Los Angeles firm…

Top 10 Most Misunderstood Facts About The Bail Bond Industry

Most of what families believe about the bail bond industry is either incomplete, outdated, or wrong — and those misconceptions cost them…

Inside the Record What Colorado’s DOC Investigation Reveals — And What It Still Doesn’t

By Socrates Ulysses Packer

Prima Facie Forever: How the Journey Became the Punishment in Umar Khalid’s Case

If you’ve followed the Umar Khalid case from headlines alone, you might reasonably assume one of two things.

June Firearm Case Report

King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion is sharing monthly reports detailing the cases filed by the King County Prosecuting…

Charges in West Seattle Bridge Copper Wire Theft Case

King County Prosecutors have filed felony charges — Malicious Mischief in the First Degree, Criminal Impersonation in the First Degree, and…

Aggravated Murder Case Filed

King County Prosecutors have refiled charges against Henry Eugene Washington — Aggravated Murder in the First Degree (with a firearm…

Multiple Felonies Charged in Child Sex Abuse Case

On June 18, King County Prosecutors charged a defendant with multiple felonies: Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, two counts of Commercial…

Claude prone to issuing false statements accusing developers of criminal liability

June 26, 2026

Should Public Offender Registries Be Expanded to Include Serious Violent Offenders?

The Ketan Agarwal Case: Demanding Justice While Confronting Our Selective Societal Outrage

by Minakhi Jayaswal

When Evidence Loses Its Certainty

Colorado’s DNA scandal, a guilty plea, and the growing fight to restore trust in the record.

A Can of Spray Paint Is Now an Act of Terrorism

How one real shooting in Texas got dressed up as proof of an organization that does not exist.

A Difference Between Egypt and Israel

On the Karmelo Anthony Case and the USA’s Racial Split

A Sister’s Plea

Your honor,

A $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Scandal Shows How Greed Can Put Lives at Risk

Woman Found Guilty in Second Trial for Husband’s Fatal Stabbing After Claiming He Fell on a Knife

Darryl Berman was convicted of murdering her husband, David Berman, despite maintaining that his death was a tragic accident.

CRIMINAL OR SECONDARY TRANSFER?

As a rookie forensic scientist, you were sent on your first duty to investigate a murder case. It appeared that the victim had choke marks…

Top 10 Things That Can Go Wrong When Someone Is Released On Bail

Release on bail is not the end of the process — it is the beginning of a new set of obligations that, if mismanaged, can result in…

KCPAO in the News: June 15— June 22

Below are news stories featuring the work of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office from June 15 through June 22. Our office handles…

Felony Charges in Case of Stolen Horse

On June 12, King County Prosecutors filed charges of Burglary In The Second Degree and Theft of Livestock in the Second Degree in a case of…

Estudar não é privilégio de quem ainda não sabe: o STJ, o Enem e a remição da pena

Há decisões que valem menos pelo que concedem e mais pelo que se recusam a criar. O julgamento dos Embargos de Divergência em Recurso…

The Bail Project Works to Transform America’s Pre-Trial System

The popularity of true-crime podcasts has had the unintended consequence of highlighting deficits in our criminal justice system. One of…

A Tale of Two Teens

Or, how to flee the scene badly

The Fix Was In: Karmelo Anthony and the Machinery of Race-Neutral Injustice

How a Texas Courtroom in 2026 Ran the Same Play the Jim Crow South Ran in 1936 — And how a book with information from Ninety-Years Ago…

KCPAO in the News: June 8— June 15

Below are news stories featuring the work of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office from June 8 through June 15. Our office handles…

The Innocence Machine: When the Story Becomes More Powerful Than the Evidence

For most of my career as a forensic scientist, I worked in a world of evidence.

Opposing global mafia-autocratic reign: outline for non-state shadow order of unconvent. retribution

Can a Criminal Charge Be Dismissed Before Trial in the United States?

Many people assume that once a criminal charge is filed, a defendant must go through a full trial before the case can be resolved. In…

American Psychosis — 1.006

The United States has a helicopter parent problem. The federal government spent sixty years treating the states like children who couldn’t…

Costen Ruiz Law | Smart Defense Starts with Strong Facts

Facing criminal charges can be overwhelming, especially when your reputation, freedom, and future are on the line. Costen Ruiz Law offers…

The Quote That Undid David Lammy on Jury Trials

A junior minister gave one honest answer in the Commons. A backbencher read it back — and the case for the bill collapsed.

Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Justice: Revolutionizing Justice or Creating New Risks?

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming many aspects of society, and the criminal justice system is no exception. From helping…

How The Great Brink’s Gang Stole Millions In 20 Minutes And Got Away (For A While)

In 1950, 11 men executed a meticulously planned $2.7 million robbery of a Brink’s building in Boston in a so-called “perfect crime.”

He Tattooed the Murder on His Chest

Then He Walked Into a Police Station

The One Question Steve Descano Wouldn’t Answer

A congressman asked the Fairfax prosecutor what he did after a judge rejected his plea deal for a man accused of pulling a four-year-old…

Tragédia na Ponte: Quando o clamor por punição atropela a lei

A trágica morte da jovem Maria Eduarda, de 21 anos, que caiu de uma altura de 40 metros durante um salto de rope jump em Limeira (SP)…

BOP Drug Treatment Bamboozle

To meet increasing demand, Bureau of Prisons closes more RDAPs.