{"id":5929,"date":"2011-04-14T15:26:27","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T22:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=5929"},"modified":"2011-04-14T15:31:37","modified_gmt":"2011-04-14T22:31:37","slug":"news-brief-austin-king-case-could-end-with-plea-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=5929","title":{"rendered":"News brief: Austin King; case could end with plea agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sharyn\u00a0 L. Decker
\nLewis County Sirens news reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

CHEHALIS –\u00a0 The suspect in last summer’s death of 16-year-old Austin King in Morton appeared briefly in court today as his trial date nears, however, attorneys are moving toward a plea agreement instead.<\/p>\n

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Jack A. Silverthorne<\/p><\/div>\n

“We’re working towards settlement,” defense lawyer J.P. Enbody said outside the courtroom.<\/p>\n

An acquaintance, Jack Arnold Silverthorne, of Renton, is charged with first-degree murder and remains held on $2 million bail.<\/p>\n

Silverthorne spent his 21st birthday on Saturday in the Lewis County Jail.<\/p>\n

He is charged with first-degree murder and remains held on $2 million bail. He has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n

The judge signed an order today allowing a crime lab test which will “consume some trace evidence”. Neither attorney described in court what the evidence was or what article it was found on.<\/p>\n

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Austin King<\/p><\/div>\n

The 16-year-old vanished from his family’s home in the Tilton River Mobile Home Park early on June 23 and was the subject of a month-long search headed up by volunteers. His body was found some 10 miles away off a logging road outside Morton. His skull was cracked.<\/p>\n

Authorities believe Silverthorne – who was staying in the trailer park with his grandmother at the time – took Austin up into the woods, and his motive was related to an attraction to a girl, the mother of Austin’s child, according to charging documents.<\/p>\n

His trial remains scheduled for the week of June 6.
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Read more about the case in “Morton homicide: Suspect had broken hand, victim had cracked skull” from Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010, here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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