A suspect with a slew of felony convictions has been arrested following a brutal carjacking in Seattle that left an elderly woman and her dog dead, according to reports.
The horrifying string of events unfolded just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning in the Madison Valley neighborhood of the Emerald City.
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) was alerted about a carjacking in-progress near the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Way East and East Harrison Street, and when officers arrived they found 80-year-old Ruth Dalton being given CPR in the street by a Good Samaritan.
A short time later, Dalton succumbed to injuries suffered when she was dragged and run over by her own car as a suspect fled the scene after violently stealing her vehicle.
Dalton’s dog, along with another canine, were inside the car at the time of the attack.
“At 3:05 Seattle Police responded to a report from Seattle Animal Control that the deceased woman’s dog was located in a recycling bin within Brighton Playfield near the 3900 block of South Juneau Street. The dog had been stabbed to death with a knife,” SPD explained in a press release.
“Responding officers located the victim’s unoccupied blue Subaru Forester nearby that was stolen during the earlier carjacking and homicide in the Madison Valley neighborhood.”
Ruth’s family confirms her dog Prince (pictured on the right) was also killed in the carjacking, police found the dog dead near Brighton Playfield about 5 miles away https://t.co/MpvMkq3Ghi pic.twitter.com/rSgMbN8Qhm
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Investigators found a fingerprint on Dalton’s phone, which was still inside the stolen Subaru, and used it to identify a suspect.
On Wednesday morning, a SWAT team arrested 48-year-old Jahmed Haynes near his residence and brought him to SPD headquarters.
Haynes was in possession of a bloody knife and keys to Dalton’s vehicle at the time of his apprehension, SPD says.
During a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, SPD Deputy Chief Eric Barden said he expects Haynes to face charges of first-degree murder and first-degree animal cruelty.
Haynes has eight prior felony convictions and a “history of mental health concerns,” Barden explained.
Haynes was reportedly convicted of vehicular homicide and hit and run in 1993, among many other offenses over the years, including first-degree robbery.
Ruth Dalton is described by friends and local residents as “beloved dog walker” and a “neighborhood fixture.”
Dalton’s granddaughter has established a Facebook page to commemorate her grandmother and also provide updates on the case as it develops.
InfoWars has been documenting the surge of crime across the United States, including carjackings, ‘street takeovers,’ smash-and-grab loot mobs, home invasions, and physical attacks on innocent victims.
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