Swinomish Police capture murder suspect

Swinomish Police caught the suspect who was wanted in the stabbing death of a 21-year-old Auburn man.

After allegedly stabbing Jaseree Fountain numerous times last Thursday, Auburn Police sent out a bulletin to be on the lookout for the murder suspect, Fritz Ratcliffe, who was thought to be en route to Oak Harbor.

Swinomish Officer John Riddle was staged at the Swinomish Chevron station on Highway 20, when dispatch notified officers in the area that the suspect was driving a silver Dodge Charger and possibly en route to Oak Harbor.

“Officer John Riddle looked at his watch and realized that the...