KENT — Police have arrested a suspect in a carjacking in Kent, Washington, that ended with the death of a 38-year-old man.
KOMO reports the suspect is a 23-year-old Kent man. His name was not immediately released because he has not been formally charged yet.
Police said a second person of interest in the case also has been identified. He is cooperating with the investigation and it has been determined that he is not a suspect in this case.
The carjacking happened about 8 p.m. Monday. A suspect made a forced entry into a pickup as it was stopped at the gate of a storage facility. The suspect then drove from the scene – with owner Jered Sperling still inside the truck – before officers arrived. The truck was found later at a Kent apartment complex with Sperling’s body in the truck bed.
