Byrner
04-13-2008, 09:40 PM
SEATTLE - A 15-year-old Burien girl with an extensive criminal record has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a 49-year-old Kent man, officers said Friday, officers said Friday.
The girl was booked into the King County Youth Center on suspicion of second-degree murder, according to police.
Sheriff's deputies went to Noe Pena's home in the 11800 block of SE 203rd Street on Tuesday to check up on him after a co-worker called to say Pena hadn't shown up for work for three days.
Deputies found the man in his garage, with a single fatal stab wound to his chest.
The murder weapon, a knife, was found near the body. A fingerprint was found on the knife which led detectives to the suspect. They went to her home Thursday evening and arrested her as she was leaving her apartment.
After her arrest, the girl was interviewed by detectives and she told them she had a prearranged prostitution date with Pena on Friday, April 4. She told detectives she was to be paid $120 for sex, according to court records filed in the case.
She then went to Pena's house with him and started drinking Royal Crown whiskey with him, she told detectives. She then changed her mind about having sex and called friends to come get her. She and Pena argued and went into the garage, according to court documents.
The girl admitted stabbing Pena with a steak knife, then left the house. She told detectives she later returned and went through the victim's pockets to remove evidence.
Deputies said the girl has had many previous contacts with police, including an arrest for prostitution. Her criminal record includes nine prior convictions, including four assault convictions.
According to police records, the girl has a sporadic attendance record at Tyee High School in SeaTac.
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The girl was booked into the King County Youth Center on suspicion of second-degree murder, according to police.
Sheriff's deputies went to Noe Pena's home in the 11800 block of SE 203rd Street on Tuesday to check up on him after a co-worker called to say Pena hadn't shown up for work for three days.
Deputies found the man in his garage, with a single fatal stab wound to his chest.
The murder weapon, a knife, was found near the body. A fingerprint was found on the knife which led detectives to the suspect. They went to her home Thursday evening and arrested her as she was leaving her apartment.
After her arrest, the girl was interviewed by detectives and she told them she had a prearranged prostitution date with Pena on Friday, April 4. She told detectives she was to be paid $120 for sex, according to court records filed in the case.
She then went to Pena's house with him and started drinking Royal Crown whiskey with him, she told detectives. She then changed her mind about having sex and called friends to come get her. She and Pena argued and went into the garage, according to court documents.
The girl admitted stabbing Pena with a steak knife, then left the house. She told detectives she later returned and went through the victim's pockets to remove evidence.
Deputies said the girl has had many previous contacts with police, including an arrest for prostitution. Her criminal record includes nine prior convictions, including four assault convictions.
According to police records, the girl has a sporadic attendance record at Tyee High School in SeaTac.
News Source:http://www.komotv.com/news/17559974.html