15-year-old boy charged in mass slaughter of parents, 3 siblings could get less time in lock up if his case stays in juvenile court
The 15-year-old boy accused of murdering his parents and three siblings in the family’s Washington state mansion could spend less time behind bars if his case doesn’t elevate to adult court, prosecutors said.The unidentified teen suspect can only be held until he’s 25-years-old — less than 10 years from now — if he’s convicted in juvenile court, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.Prosecutors on Friday argued the gruesome case should advance to adult court where the teen faces life in prison for allegedly shooting his parents — Mark, 43, and Sarah Humiston, 42 — 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.Defense attorney Amy Parker described the alleged teen killer as a caring boy, who has no criminal history, and enjoys mountain biking and fishing.
“We 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,” she said in court on Friday.“He 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.”Deputies responded to the Lake Alice Road home around 5 a.m.on Monday and found the victims’ lifeless bodies covered in blood and riddled with bullets to the face, head and body inside the family’s $2 million home in Fall City, according to charging documents obtained by the Post.
The teen is accused of hatching a disturbing plot to stage the massacre as a murder-suicide carried out by his 13-year-old brother and be the family’s sole survivor, according to the charging docs.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.Detectives also allege that the accused teen killer attempted to stage the crime scene to appear as if h...