Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Case hearing today for suspect in Seattle cop killing
SEATTLE — The man accused of killing Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton is scheduled for a case hearing at 3 p.m. today in King County Superior Court.
Christopher Monfort is charged with aggravated murder, which carries the possibility of a death penalty if he is convicted.
Monfort, 41, was in a wheelchair in December when he pleaded not guilty.
He was paralyzed by a detective’s bullet after he pulled a gun on officers who confronted him in November outside his Tukwila apartment.
Prosecutors say Monfort was carrying out a vendetta against police when he pulled alongside Brenton’s car on Halloween and fatally shot him and wounded another officer.
Monfort is also accused of firebombing police vehicles in October in a maintenance yard.
Brenton lived in Marysville.
Christopher Monfort is charged with aggravated murder, which carries the possibility of a death penalty if he is convicted.
Monfort, 41, was in a wheelchair in December when he pleaded not guilty.
He was paralyzed by a detective’s bullet after he pulled a gun on officers who confronted him in November outside his Tukwila apartment.
Prosecutors say Monfort was carrying out a vendetta against police when he pulled alongside Brenton’s car on Halloween and fatally shot him and wounded another officer.
Monfort is also accused of firebombing police vehicles in October in a maintenance yard.
Brenton lived in Marysville.
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