D’Marco Mobley sentenced in historic pimp case
On Friday, April 27, D’Marco Mobley, arrested June 23, 2011, was sentenced to 37years in prison for Promoting Commercial Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Promoting Prostitution 1st Degree, Promoting Prostitution 2nd Degree, Kidnapping 1st Degree, Robbery 2nd Degree, (2 Cts) and Vufa, or violation of the Uniforms Firearms Act.
Two of the victims reported Mobley to police, saying he confronted them in June at a SeaTac motel. He threatened their lives, choked and slapped them and stole $1,000 from them, charging papers say. They escaped when one woman’s boyfriend showed up, the papers say. His sentencing range is 37 years to 47 years, according to official King County Sheriff spokeswoman Cindi West. The judge deemed it indeterminate, meaning that he will only get 1/10th off for good time, have to go to a special board before release, and could face life in prison. The judge is considering life in prison. No matter what he gets, it will represent the longest sentence in state history for a pimp.
Man on the run caught by K9 unit after swimming across pond
A 21-year-old Tacoma man was caught by Tukwila police Sunday afternoon, April 22. A chase started at the Westfield Southcenter Mall and ended about 90 minutes later after the man swam across the pond at Tukwila Pond Park. Officers arrested the man for multiple warrants, according to a Tukwila police media release. The man had been previously banned from the shopping center. A Tukwila K-9 unit tracked the man and found him near the dock at the pond. The man then jumped in to the water and swam to the opposite shore. He got out and disappeared into thick brush. The K-9 unit found the man on the east side of the pond and officers took him into custody at about 3:45 p.m.
Two men accused of embezzling from city caregiver program.
Two men are accused of embezzling up to $200,000 from a city caregiver program. Prosecutors have charged Gregory M. Townsend, 38, of Seattle with 23 counts of theft. Arthur D. Wheeler, 36, of Tukwila faces the same charges. Wheeler is accused of helping Townsend cash fraudulent checks. According to auditors, Townsend worked for a nonprofit agency contracted to run a program that provides aid to seniors caring for their grandchildren. The aid is given as food, clothes, tutoring and up to $1,500 annually in cash.
Car break-ins, vandalism, prowlers and theft
13700 blk 12th Ave. S.W., 14300 blk 1st Ave. S., 1000 blk S.W. 148th St., 100 blk S.W. 116th St., 13200 blk 12th Ave. S.W., 13200 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 200 blk S. 152nd St., 200 blk S. 162nd St., 1000 blk S. 116th St., 10800 blk 26th Ave. S., 11300 blk 26th Ave. S., 12200 blk 21st Ave. S., 600 blk S. 152nd, 14000 blk 1st Ave. S., 13600 blk 8th Ave. S.W., 13200 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 1000 blk S.W. 126th,
Residential burglaries and break-ins
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