A 20-year-old man wanted in connection with a murder in a Seattle suburb managed to cross the border into B.C. before being arrested Wednesday night.
Police in Abbotsford were alerted that fugitive Kevin D. Patterson had entered the Fraser Valley city around 6:30 p.m. by the King County Sheriff’s Office and Canadian Border Services Agency.
Const. Ian MacDonald said officers received word shortly after that the suspect had been spotted at a local hotel.
“We descended on that hotel and at 8:45 p.m. we arrested the 20-year-old as well as an 18-year-old man. Both were taken into custody without further incident,” MacDonald said.
It’s believed the men know each other and crossed the border in the same vehicle, MacDonald said.
The younger man’s name hasn’t been released.
Earlier that day, police responded to reports of an altercation at a home in Sammamish, Wash. and found a man’s body inside.
Officers haven’t revealed the cause of death, but neighbours told KOMO News they heard screams and a banging sound overnight.
Patterson is originally from Penticton, according to his Facebook page.
He’s facing charges of possession of stolen property, illegal entry into Canada, and fraudulent use of credit cards in B.C. on top of any charges in Washington, MacDonald said.
