{"id":119016,"date":"2024-10-27T17:13:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T10:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119016"},"modified":"2024-10-27T17:13:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T10:13:47","slug":"seattle-teen-suspect-could-get-lower-prison-sentence-if-case-stays-in-juvenile-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119016","title":{"rendered":"Seattle teen suspect could get lower prison sentence if case stays in juvenile court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The 15-year-old boy accused of murdering his parents and three siblings in the family\u2019s Washington state mansion could spend less time behind bars if his case doesn\u2019t elevate to adult court, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified teen suspect can only be held until he\u2019s 25-years-old \u2014 less than 10 years from now \u2014 if he\u2019s convicted in juvenile court, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors on Friday argued the gruesome case should advance to adult court where the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/24\/us-news\/teen-15-charged-with-murder-in-mass-slaughter-of-parents-3-children-in-swanky-seattle-suburb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teen faces life in prison for allegedly shooting<\/a> his parents \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/23\/us-news\/parents-idd-after-son-15-allegedly-killed-them-and-three-siblings-in-wealthy-seattle-suburb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark, 43, and Sarah Humiston, 42 <\/a>\u2014 his two brothers and sister, ages 7, 9 and 13, to death, and injuring his 11-year-old sister, in a bloody massacre on Monday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mark and Sarah Humiston were said to be highly religous and strict with their five children.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Defense attorney Amy Parker described the alleged teen killer as a caring boy, who has no criminal history, and enjoys mountain biking and fishing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want the court to know that multiple people in the community have reached out to us who know our client, and they have attested to his good character,\u201d she said in court on Friday. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe has been described by them as kind and caring. This is a boy who has many friends, has pro-social interests, and has been a positive contributor to his community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deputies <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/22\/us-news\/teen-taken-into-custody-after-5-found-dead-in-washington-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">responded to the Lake Alice Road home<\/a> around 5 a.m. on Monday and found the victims\u2019 lifeless bodies covered in blood and riddled with bullets to the face, head and body inside the family\u2019s $2 million home in Fall City, according to charging documents obtained by the Post. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The family was murdered inside their $2million house in Fall City, Washington. <span class=\"credit\">KOMO News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Prosecutors argued Friday the teens gruesome case should be tried in adult court. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The teen is <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/25\/us-news\/teen-accused-of-gunning-down-parents-3-siblings-in-seattle-suburb-allegedly-tried-to-frame-younger-brother-for-murders-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accused of hatching a disturbing plot<\/a> to stage the massacre as a murder-suicide carried out by his 13-year-old brother and be the family\u2019s sole survivor, according to the charging docs.<\/p>\n<p>The report claims the 15-year-old tried to say his brother, who was murdered, committed the murderous rampage after he was caught watching porn the previous evening. <\/p>\n<p>Detectives also allege that the accused teen killer attempted to stage the crime scene to appear as if his brother carried out the heinous act and \u201cplaced\u201d a pistol in his hand after he was killed. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/24\/us-news\/survivor-of-seattle-shooting-recalls-when-brother-allegedly-opened-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">11-year-old sister of the suspect, the only family member to survive the killing spree<\/a>, said her brother used her father\u2019s silver handgun to fatally shoot her parents, her brothers, Benjamin and Joshua, and her little sister Katheryn, according to charging documents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The alleged teen gunman was charged with five counts of first-degree aggravated murder and one count of first-degree attempted murder. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the documents, the teen\u2019s murderous rage came after he failed some tests at school and got into \u201ca lot of trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The young girl was sleeping in her room when she awoke to the deafening sound of gunshots. <\/p>\n<p>She tearfully told investigators that her older brother barged into her bedroom and allegedly opened fire on her, striking her in the hand and neck, and allegedly killed their younger sister, with whom she shared a room. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mark was a longtime engineer and Sarah was a registered nurse. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The girl then \u201cpretended to play dead\u201d as her brother re-entered the room and stood next to her bed before he existed again, according to the charging docs. <\/p>\n<p>She fled the home through her bedroom window when she felt her brother wouldn\u2019t catch her and ran to a neighbor\u2019s house, where she phoned the police. <\/p>\n<p>Deputies responded to the family home, about 30 miles outside Seattle, after receiving 911 calls from the alleged killer and his surviving sister, according to the docs. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The alleged teen killer used his father\u2019s gun during the killing spree,   prosecutors said.  <span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The injured girl, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/23\/us-news\/11-year-old-who-survived-mass-slaughter-by-alleged-teen-killer-in-ritzy-washington-home-released-from-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who was taken to Harborview Medical Center<\/a> following the massacre, identified her 15-year-old brother as the shooter. <\/p>\n<p>Deputies immediately took the juvenile into custody after discovering the bodies and his sister IDing him as the suspect, prosecutors said. <\/p>\n<p>The teen was charged with five counts of first-degree aggravated murder and one count of first-degree murder and is detained at the Clark Child and Family Justice Center in Seattle. <\/p>\n<p>A judge is expected to make a decision 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