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$1M bail in stabbing, fire The suspect’s brother told detectives the man regularly used drugs and was hospitalized 2 days before the attack. By Eric Stevick and Scott North Herald Writers
EVERETT — A man accused of stabbing his parents and
setting their house on fire last week had been hospitalized two days earlier after he reportedly took drugs, shaved his body hair and drenched himself with gasoline, according to court papers.
Zachary R. Konicke, 29, is being held for investigation of murder, assault and arson after admitting that he repeatedly stabbed his parents Thursday and lit their Machias-area home on fire. He was ordered jailed on $1 million bail Tuesday during a brief hearing in Everett District Court.
Konicke’s mother, 58, is presumed dead. A woman’s body was found in the burned-out house and the victim had injuries consistent with having suffered a knife attack, according to a probable cause statement prepared by David Bilyeu, See BAIL, back page, this section
Deck’s stacked against them Seniors forced to socialize in secret to play low-stakes card games
$5M claim in jail death Marilyn E. Mowan committed suicide by drinking too much water, a condition staff were told about, the document states. By Rikki King Herald Writer
By Chris Winters Herald Writer
A player shuffles cards for another round of pinochle. The group used to play at a senior community in Marysville, but it was reported for gambling.
Ev Stone, who ran the group for the past two and a half years, said the top prize Monday was $11, with some lower payouts
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AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION — It felt crowded for a small meeting room. About two dozen seniors sat at the tables, sipping coffee from polystyrene cups. A table along the wall held an array of desserts ranging from store-bought doughnuts and cookies to homemade pies and a Jell-O fruit salad. At the sign-in sheet sat a pile of dollar bills, the price for entry that covered the potluck arrangement and prize money. Then the decks came out. The cards and the chatter flew fast. Napkins filled up with columns of numbers. The group had come together Monday to play their weekly game of low-stakes pinochle. Low financial stakes, that is.
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for certain special plays. Pinochle is a trick-taking game like hearts or euchre, but with a nontraditional card
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deck and a complicated scoring system. The group wanted to keep their meet-up location secret because what they’re doing is technically illegal. But the chance to socialize over cards and cookies was important enough that they felt the need to do whatever it takes to keep their moveable meet going. Over the years the group has played in senior centers, veterans halls, church basements and mobile home parks. Sally Sanchez, of Mill Creek, has only been playing the game for two years, but it’s been a social lifeline. “In one year, I’ve met 100 people,” she said. “You know how many people I’ve met at home? I have my dog and my cat.”
Show” host Jon Stewart out of retirement, nothing will. Crab noodle casserole again? A toxic algae bloom that shut down the West Coast crab industry this winter is over and the crabs are now safe to eat. Still consumers are reluctant to buy crab, which has driven down the price (Page A9).
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Smart consumers are stocking up on crab and on cases of Crab Helper. Tough month for rock: Rock legends Sting and Peter Gabriel, who scored some of their biggest hits during the ’80s, announced a joint tour of U.S. and Canadian cities, during which they will share songs Short Takes . .B12 Sports . . . . . . . C1
and musicians during sets. “We found when we toured together in the past there was a lot of pillow fights on airplanes,” Gabriel said (Page B12). We know they’re both a little old to be trashing hotel rooms, but this sounds less like a rock tour than a teenage girls’ pajama party.
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Darlene Kron awaits the call of another player during a round of pinochle Monday. Despite low financial stakes, the players meet in secret. Having to pay to play, and with a prize offered, constitutes gambling under state law.
EVERETT — The family of a mentally ill woman who died in the Snohomish County Jail in 2014 filed a claim for damages Tuesday, seeking $5 million. Marilyn E. Mowan, 62, of Everett, committed suicide in the jail on Sept. 23, 2014, by drinking a lethal amount of water. The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, alleges that jail staff knew about Mowan’s risk for self-harm and failed to protect her. The family’s Marilyn E. Mowan attorney, Cheryl Snow, of Seattle, also says they are seeking reforms in how the sheriff ’s office investigates employee conduct after inmate deaths. Snohomish County attorneys received the claim Tuesday. They still were reviewing it and could not comment, said Jason Cummings, the chief civil deputy prosecuting attorney. Thirteen inmates died at the jail between 2010 and 2014. The sheriff ’s office reports no deaths there since Sept. 29, 2014. In that most recent case, a 33-year-old woman hanged herself within a week of Mowan’s death. Snow also represented the family of Michael Saffioti, who died in the jail in 2012, at the age of 22. He suffered from asthma and severe allergies. The Saffioti case was settled last year when the county agreed to pay $2.4 million. Another jail death from 2011, where a young woman died slowly from an untreated lung infection, resulted in a $1.3 million settlement. The county in October also received a claim for damages on behalf of Lindsay M. Kronberger, a 24-year-old woman who died at the jail in January 2014. She succumbed to heart problems, dehydration and opiate withdrawal, officials said. That claim seeks up to $10 million. It alleges
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