{"id":318065,"date":"2024-04-23T04:02:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=318065"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:01:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:01:26","slug":"muckleshoot-casino-accused-murderer-is-held-on-5m-bail-after-random-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/muckleshoot-casino-accused-murderer-is-held-on-5m-bail-after-random-stabbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Muckleshoot Casino Accused Murderer Is Held on $5M Bail After Random Stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The man who fatally stabbed<\/a> a stranger early Sunday at Washington State\u2019s<\/a> Muckleshoot Casino<\/a> chose his victim on the gaming floor after he couldn\u2019t locate his intended target, authorities revealed.<\/p>\n

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Washington State\u2019s Muckleshoot Casino, pictured above. A man accused of stabbing another patron at the gaming property is now in jail. (Image: Seattle and Sound)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The suspect, Ricky Fuentes, 31, appeared in court on Monday just hours after he admitted to police that he used a box cutter to slash the victim in the neck, according to news reports.<\/p>\n

On Saturday night, Fuentes took a bus to the Auburn, Wash. gaming property. He had \u201cthe intent to kill an associate\u201d at the tribal casino<\/a>, according to police reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At about 10 p.m., he entered the casino and searched for his intended victim. That person couldn\u2019t be found so Fuentes \u201cbegan looking for someone else to kill in [his associate’s] stead,\u201d according to police.<\/p>\n

Appeared to Be \u2018Bully\u2019<\/h2>\n

Fuentes then noticed a man playing craps at a gaming table. He claimed that person appeared to be \u201ca bully,\u201d so he snuck up behind him and stabbed him in the neck, police said.<\/p>\n

The victim died at the casino from his injuries.<\/p>\n

Fuentes dropped the box cutter near the crime scene and was apprehended quickly by casino security guards at about 1:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was handed over to Auburn Police Department officers and was booked at King County Jail. Authorities intend to charge him with first-degree murder<\/a>, according to Seattle TV station KING<\/em>.<\/p>\n

King County District Court Judge Jill Klinge ruled there was probable cause for the charge and set bail at $5M.<\/p>\n

It was random. It was violent. It occurred in front of a large group of people,\u201d a prosecutor told Klinge in arguing for the high amount in bail.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

During the court appearance, the prosecutor also told the judge that Fuentes has previously been charged for assault, reckless driving, and possession of dangerous weapons.<\/p>\n

Victim ID<\/h2>\n

The victim was identified as Brandon Larson, 29, according to his girlfriend, Liyh Miller-Espinoza, Seattle TV station KOMO reported. She revealed that she had spoken to Larson in a phone call about a half hour before he was stabbed. A half-hour later, he called again but he could barely speak.<\/p>\n

That’s not normal for him,\u201d she told KING<\/em>. \u201cIt was not normal for him to not respond to me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Later on Sunday, she discovered he had been stabbed and had been chosen at random.<\/p>\n

“There was nothing possible between the two of them,\u201d Miller-Espinoza told KOMO<\/em>. \u201cBrandon was not the type to start drama. He just loved me. He wanted to get home to me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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