Defendant pleads not guilty in White Center bakery murder
Thu, 01/12/2012
Cu Van Troung, 25, was arraigned on first degree murder charges on Jan. 12 in the shooting death of 24-year-old victim Jason Saechao.
Troung pleaded not guilty, remains in jail with a $1 million bail, and is scheduled for a case setting hearing Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. in the King County Courthouse, room 1201, according to King County Prosecutors.
Prosecutors allege Troung went to the Seattle Roll Bakery in White Center on Dec. 28 and shot Saechao several times in a dispute over the theft of a necklace and romantic involvement with a female witness in the shooting.
For a full recap of this case, please check out the Herald story, "Love and theft leads to murder."