January 22, 2024
King County: At approximately 6:55pm, December 1, 2023, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a call from Burien PD that they were at the scene of an individual found deceased under the S 146th St overpass of SR 509.
The on-scene investigation showed the victim, identified as Robert Thomas with a last known address in Tacoma, had died of stab wounds.
Over the next several weeks WSP detectives worked tirelessly investigating leads and on January 11, 2024, after developing probable cause, Nathaniel Scott, 32 years old was arrested and booked into the King County Jail for investigation of Murder 2nd degree. The King County Prosecutor’s Office formally filed charges the week of January 15, 2024.
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