Sep 15, 2017 - Detectives from the King County Sheriff's Office had alerted Washington County police agencies to be on t
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Media Release Deputy Locates Man Wanted After Brutal Assault near Seattle September 16, 2017 – An alert Washington County deputy located a man wanted after a brutal assault in King County, Washington. Wei Wang, 50, was lodged in the Washington County Jail and will face extradition back to Washington. On Friday, September 15, 2017, at 8:54 p.m., an alert deputy from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office was driving through the parking lot of a hotel in Beaverton when she noticed a vehicle associated with a wanted man from Washington. Detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Office had alerted Washington County police agencies to be on the lookout for Wei Wang, age 50, who was wanted after a brutal assault on the morning of September 14, 2017, in Shoreline, Washington. It was believed that Mr. Wang was possibly traveling through Oregon. King County investigators obtained a nationwide felony warrant. Mr. Wang was contacted and arrested by patrol deputies and lodged in the Washington County Jail. He faces extradition back to the state of Washington. After the arrest, Violent Crimes Unit detectives assisted King County investigators by preparing and executing two search warrants in Washington County. Mr. Wang is currently being held without bail on a felony warrant from the state of Washington for their crime of Assault in the First Degree. Questions about the assault in King County should be directed to the King County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s Public Information Officer: Detective Robert L. Rookhuyzen
