Bail At $50,000.00 On Suspect In Sunday Crash

A judge today found probable cause and set bail at $50,000.00 for a 32-year-old Marysville woman on multiple charges following yesterday’s crash on Everett Mall Way. Papers filed with the court paint a clearer picture on what police from three different agencies say occurred. According to a Sheriff’s deputy a man had left his truck running at the gas pumps while he went into Getchell station to pay. While in the station a customer came in and told him someone had just driven off in his truck. The man told the deputy he left it running as the battery was bad and wouldn’t re-start if he shut it off. He told the deputy he’d seen a woman run from the bus stop toward his truck but was paying for gas and didn’t see her drive off.

A few minutes later a Lake Stevens Police Officer began looking for the truck after he heard a broadcast on the police radio. He spotted the truck and began following it as it went west on Sunnyside toward Marysville. When the truck turned onto 4th street the Lake Stevens officer said he turned on his lights and siren and the truck began to accelerate. The truck reportedly ran the red light at 4th and State Street and then began driving up the sidewalk until it turned south up the northbound off-ramp from I-5. The officer did not pursue the truck the wrong way on I-5 due to the danger it presented.

At about six minutes after 10am an Everett Police officer saw the truck come the wrong way off I-5 and head west on Everett Mall Way at a high rate of speed. The truck then caused a multi-vehicle crash at 3rd SE and Everett Mall Way. The driver ran from the truck and was followed by a witness who told police the driver was a woman wearing dark clothing and that she threatened to cut him and kill him several times before diving into some bushes on the side of the road. A K-9 was called in and contacted the woman who had covered herself with mud. Officers located a knife in her right front pocket.

With the judge finding probable cause and setting bail at $50K, the Snohomish County Prosecutor now has until 5:00 PM Wednesday to file charges or release her from jail.