Obama nominates Rep. Mark Ericks as U.S. marshal
Published 9:30 pm Wednesday, June 9, 2010
SEATTLE — The White House has nominated former Bothell Police Chief Mark Ericks to be the next U.S. marshal in Seattle.
Ericks has been a state representative in the 1st Legislative District in south Snohomish County since 2005. He spent the previous three decades working with the Bellevue and Bothell police departments.
Among Ericks’ career highlights was arresting the “Bellevue Sniper,” Carl Harp, who killed one motorist and wounded another on I-405 in 1973. He is also credited with leading the investigative team that identified George Russell as the “Eastside Serial Killer” in 1990. Russell raped and killed three women he met in bars east of Seattle.
The current U.S. marshal for Western Washington is J.C. Raffety. Job duties include protecting federal judges and witnesses and tracking down fugitives.
