Fugitive Watch

The state Department of Corrections’ Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-290-3200. Callers do not have to give their names.

Brent Leefendall

Age: 26

Height: 6 feet

Weight: 212 pounds

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Hazel

Leefendall has a warrant for failing to report to the state Department of Corrections. He is being supervised for first-degree kidnapping.

Martin Pickett

Age: 47

Height: 5 feet, 10 inches

Weight: 160 pounds

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Blue

Pickett has a warrant for failing to report to the state Department of Corrections. He is a Level I registered sex offender and is being supervised for failure to register as a felony sex offender.

If you see these people, do not approach, arrest, detain or follow them. In an emergency, call 911.

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