5:34 AM: Minutes ago, Seattle Police announced that they’ve arrested Richard Sitzlack, suspected of stabbing Metro bus driver Shawn Yim to death Wednesday in the U District. No other details on the arrest yet, and he’s not yet on the King County Jail roster. Police had put out a bulletin for him on Thursday.
9:49 AM: SPD Blotter has since added:
Seattle Police officers were flagged down by a King County Metro driver near 3rd Avenue South and South Main Street, who informed them that Richard Sitzlack was believed to be on board. Police could see him asleep in the back of the bus.
Additional patrol officers were dispatched to the area, and he was arrested at 4:51 a.m. this morning.
Sitzlack was transported to Seattle Police Headquarters and interviewed by Homicide detectives. He will be booked into King County Jail for Investigation of Murder.
2:11 PM: More info has since come in from SPD and prosecutors. First – SPD has provided this video of the arrest on board a bus. Second, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says he’s not expected in court before Monday, but because a person can’t be held more than 48 hours without a determination of probable cause, a judge will make that decision sooner. The KCPAO notes that he was booked into jail at 9:43 am, about five hours post-arrest, and that Thursday (December 26) is the deadline for charges to be filed, assuming a judge decides today there’s probable cause to keep holding him.
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