Crime & Safety
Ezekiel Watkins Arraignment For Kathy Chou Murder Scheduled For This Morning
Watkins was originally scheduled for arraignment on Monday, July 25; however is was re-scheduled for today at 8:30 a.m. in courtroom 1201 at the King County Courthouse in Seattle.
Ezekiel Watkins, a 22-year-old Renton man is scheduled for arraignment this morning.
Watkins was on Monday, July 25 at 9 a.m. at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent; however, King County Press Secretary Dan Donohoe confirmed that Monday's arraignment for Watkins was re-scheduled to today, Tuesday, July 26 at 8:30 a.m. in courtroom 1201 at the King County Courthouse in Seattle.
King County Prosecutors filed a charged of Murder in the First Degree on July 11 against Watkins for the premeditated death of Kathy Min Chou of Renton.
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At the time of her death, Chou was attending Lindbergh High School, and the case went unsolved for more than a year until a friend of Watkins provided the Renton Police department with a tip that untimely led to Watkins' confession to the murder.
Earlier this onto, Watkins' bail was set at $1 million and he now faces up to 27 years in prison if convicted.
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Renton Patch will post details of the arraignment later today.
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