Crime & Safety
Suspect Arrested In Milton Homicide
A woman was found dead in her apartment Friday and police made an arrest Saturday.
MILTON, WA - A suspect has been arrested after a woman's death was ruled suspicious Friday. The victim was found by a family member in her apartment at the 2800 block of Queens Way. Police called in the Metro Cities Crime Response Unit to investigate the case.
On Saturday, police arrested Joshua Kioni Ellis for a domestic violence homicide, according to the department's Facebook page.
Q13 reported that the victim was Wendi Traynor, 25, an Eastside Catholic High School graduate who went on to get her degree in law and justice from Central Washington University.
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The apartment is located near the south end of Surprise Lake. (For more local news, click here to sign up for and newsletters from Bonney Lake-Sumner Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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