Crime & Safety

Hearing Likely Postponed for Accused Killer Jarod Lane

Jarod Thomas Lane's Monday's arraignment is expected to be be rescheduled. Lane , is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Jessica Scholl, on May 25 in Renton.

Monday's arraignment for accused murderer Jarod Lane is expected to be postponed, the King County Prosecutor's Office said Sunday.

Lane is his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend on May 25 in Renton. He was arrested in Oklahoma and later booked into King County Jail last Friday.

Lane is charged with murder and arson for killing his ex-girlfriend at her family's home in Renton and then setting fire to the house, according to investigators said. His bail is $2 million.  

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