YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A suspect in a fatal stabbing at Wapato has surrendered to authorities in Yakima.
The sheriff’s office says 21-year-old Chester Olen Johnson turned himself in Thursday night at the county jail.
He was wanted on an arrest warrant in the Tuesday night killing of 27-year-old Javier Garcia, Jr., of Wapato outside a party.
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Information from: KNDO-TV, http://www.kndo.com/
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