A Washington man is accused of m*rdering his half-brothers in a residence and allegedly assa*lting a sheriff’s detective after being apprehended.
Seth South faces charges of two counts of second-degree m*rder and one count of third-degree ass*ult, as per a post by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook.
According to charging documents obtained by KIRO, Fox 13, and the Kitsap Sun, South allegedly called 911 on Wednesday, Oct. 9, reporting that his half-brother had sl!t his own throat. The dispatcher reportedly noted that the line went silent before sounds of a struggle were heard.
Upon arriving at the scene, deputies discovered two “young adult” victims who had been k!lled, as mentioned in the sheriff’s office Facebook post. A warrant was issued for South’s arrest.
The documents suggest that detectives spoke with South’s family members, one of whom claimed that South confessed to k!lling “the boys,” according to KIRO, Fox 13, and the Sun.
The Kitsap County officials confirmed via Facebook that South was related to the victims but did not publicly identify them. The documents stated that South was their half-brother.
South was arrested by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Body camera footage reviewed by PEOPLE shows a brief standoff before deputies removed South from his vehicle and handcuffed him on the ground.
When South was brought in for questioning by Kitsap County detectives, Pierce County authorities alleged in a Facebook post that he ass*ulted a detective while being re-handcuffed. The detective was reportedly inj*red, and the interview room damaged during the alleged “attempt to escape custody,” resulting in an assault charge.
According to the charging documents, police found blood in South’s vehicle.
It remains unclear whether South has entered a plea or obtained an attorney.