Seattle student’s murder trial to open

EVERETT – Opening arguments in the trial of a Seattle teenager accused of killing a classmate are scheduled to begin today in Snohomish County Superior Court.

Jenson Hugh Hankins, 17, will be tried for the Aug. 21, 2003, beating and stabbing death of John Jasmer, 16.

Prosecutors said Hankins and Joshua David Goldman lured Jasmer to an isolated spot on the Tulalip Indian Reservation where they had dug a grave the day before.

Prosecutors said the attack was revenge because the defendants suspected Jasmer had sexually assaulted Hankins’ girlfriend. All the teens were students at Roosevelt High School in Seattle.

Goldman, 18, pleaded guilty to murder in August and stands to spend more than two decades behind bars.

Talk to us

> Give us your news tips.

> Send us a letter to the editor.

> More Herald contact information.

More in Local News

Fire Marshall Derek Landis with his bernedoodle therapy dog Amani, 1, at the Mukilteo Fire Department on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Mukilteo fire therapy dog is one step to ‘making things better’

“Firefighters have to deal with a lot of people’s worst days,” Derek Landis said. That’s where Amani comes in.

Community Transit’s 209 bus departs from the Lake Stevens Transit Center at 4th St NE and Highway 9 on Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Everything you need to know about Community Transit bus changes

On Sept. 14, over 20 routes are being eliminated as Lynnwood light rail and new routes replace them.

Authorities respond to the crash that killed Glenn Starks off Highway 99 on Dec. 3, 2022. (Washington State Patrol)
Everett driver gets 10 years for alleged murder by car

Tod Archibald maintained his innocence by entering an Alford plea in the 2022 death of Glenn Starks, 50.

Flu and COVID vaccine options available at QFC on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Snohomish County gets new COVID, flu and RSV vaccines

Last season, COVID caused over 1,000 hospitalizations in the county and more than 5,000 deaths statewide.

Snohomish County Auditor Garth Fell talks about the new Elections Center during a tour on July 9 in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Snohomish County launches weekly ‘Elections Explained’ talks

For the next six weeks, locals can attend information sessions designed to provide insights into the voting process.

Victor Manuel Arzate poses with his son and retired officer Raymond Aparicio, who mentored Arzate growing up. (Mary Murphy for Cascade PBS)
DACA recipients now eligible to be cops in Washington

The new law sponsored by state Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek, aims to help create forces that better reflect their communities.

Everett Boeing employees vote on union contract proposal

If two-thirds of the Machinists union votes to authorize a strike, it would begin Friday at 12 a.m.

Benson Boone (Photo provided by AEG Presents)
Monroe grad Benson Boone performs at VMAs, wins award

Here are 10 takeaways from MTV’s big night on Wednesday.

Annaberies Colmena, a patient navigator, sits behind an open enrollment flyer at Sea Mar in 2022 in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
WA health insurance rates to jump over 10% for 2025

The state Office of the Insurance Commissioner announced the price jump Wednesday.

Melinda Grenier serves patrons at her coffee truck called Hay Girl Coffee during the third annual Arlington Pride event in Arlington, Washington on Sunday, June 2, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
After delays, food truck owners could get help from Snohomish County

County Council member Jared Mead floated the idea to Board of Health members Tuesday.

Sea Life Response, Rehabilitation and Research staff release three seal pups off City Beach on Monday. (Sam Fletcher / Whidbey News-Times)
‘Keep them wild’: Rehabilitated pups reintroduced to Whidbey beach

Gnome from Ferndale, Kelpie from Blaine and Hippogriff from Whidbey returned to the seas Monday.

Retired South County Firefighter Dave Erickson speaks to a crowd of 50 people gathered outside of the Fallen Firefighter Memorial Park at the downtown Edmonds Fire Station on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 for a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony. In the background of the ceremony stands a 1-ton beam recovered from the collapsed World Trade Center along with multicolored glass tiles. The tiles represent the more than 3,000 people killed, including 343 firefighters, 60 police and 10 emergency medical services workers. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
In Edmonds, tiles represent the thousands lost on 9/11

At the downtown Edmonds fire station, South County Fire on Wednesday commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the attacks

Support local journalism

If you value local news, make a gift now to support the trusted journalism you get in The Daily Herald. Donations processed in this system are not tax deductible.