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Land-use case to be heard A new brief citing the Oso slide was filed in the ongoing dispute over a car dealer’s plan to relocate to an area of major flooding.
By Chris Winters Herald Writer
ARLINGTON — A long-simmering land-use case over development in the Island Crossing neighborhood of Arlington is
heading to court next week. In an unusual turn, one of the plaintiffs, the Stillaguamish Flood Control District, has filed a brief bringing the Oso mudslide into the case. The slide took place March 22,
well after the lawsuit was filed, on Dec. 2, 2013. But the flood district’s attorney said the extraordinary nature of the disaster requires the entire case be reconsidered. See CASE, Page A14
OSO MUDSLIDE
He was the love of her life
Arrest made in April death An Arlington man who said his girlfriend was the victim of a drive-by shooting is suspected of killing her after a domestic dispute. By Eric Stevick Herald Writer
Tom Durnell’s wife remembers him as a man of vast interests By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer
OSO — Debbie Durnell was terrified to step out onto a dance floor in Everett. The style was country swing, the Texas two step. “I’d never seen dancing like that before,”
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she said. During the first song, she said she mostly just looked down, watching and trying to match the steps of her dance partner, Tom Durnell. Later, he invited her to dance again. “Don’t look at my feet,” he told her. “Look at my eyes.”
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As the music played and she followed his advice, she had a nearly inexplicable reaction. “I knew by that second dance ... I had finally met the love of my life.” Before the evening was over, she left her name and phone number for the bartender to
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give to him. She laughed as she recently told the story, reflecting on her spur-of-the-moment decision. “I never did anything like that in my life,” she said. Once they met again, they quickly became a couple and See DURNELL, Page A14
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PHOTO COURTESY DEBBIE DURNELL
A photo of Tom Durnell riding at a friend’s home in Idaho. Tom’s wife, Debbie, said that this picture was one of the few items that survived the mudslide.
EVERETT — Nearly a month after telling police his girlfriend had been shot by a stranger, an Arlington man has been arrested in her death. Daniel L. Rinker, 25, was being held Tuesday for investigation of second-degree murder and illegally possessing a firearm. Bail was set at $1 million. The felon is accused of shooting Jessica Jones, 25, in the head April 8 in Arlington. She was found in the garage of a home in the 6800 block of 188th Street NE, where the couple was living with Rinker’s grandparents, according to court papers. Detectives believe she was shot out of anger during a domestic dispute. Rinker told police that Jones may have been shot by someone in a dark blue Dodge Neon while she was inside the garage. Police learned early the next morning that Jones had died at the Seattle hospital where she’d been flown by helicopter. Rinker’s account soon came into question. Detectives found no evidence of a drive-by shooting. Two people who were nearby told police they didn’t see a car driving by before or after the gunshot. They also said they saw Rinker throw items into some bushes a short time later. The next day an Arlington police officer found a handgun with a silver frame and black handle in the bushes, according to court records. Detectives obtained a search warrant and gained access to a photo that earlier had been removed from Rinker’s Facebook page. The selfie showed the
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