Why the alleged killer of 80-year-old dogwalker was free despite 8 felony convictions

The man accused of killing an 80-year-old dogwalker in a carjacking Tuesday has a lengthy criminal history in Washington much before the alleged attack in Seattle’s Madison Valley neighborhood, according to state records.

State records show Jahmed Haynes, 48, was previously convicted of vehicular homicide, drug possession, car thefts, robbery, an attempted prison escape and custodial assault – a charge often applied to inmates who have attacked correctional officers.

Haynes’ criminal history expanded Wednesday when police announced his latest arrest: Accusing him of killing Ruth Dalton, 80, stealing her blue Subaru and stabbing to death her small dog before leaving the canine in a recycling bin at Brighton Playfield…

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