BURIEN, Wash. — The man accused of a burglary attempt and standoff at the Burien Big 5 Sporting Goods has a long criminal history and is a suspect in a home invasion from the day before.
Auburn Police said Ricky Marvin Arntsen is a suspect in a case where an apartment door was kicked in on Monday.
King County detectives told KIRO 7 they're also investigating a report that right before the Tuesday incident in Burien, Arntsen asked around to see if a different store sold weapons.
Deputies also confirmed that Arntsen tried to escape after his arrest on Tuesday.
Arntsen is in jail awaiting charges for smashing a minivan through the front door of Big 5 to steal rifles.
He was arrested after a four hour standoff.
Arntsen has an extensive criminal history.
In 2007, after he was suspected of robbing a man at gunpoint in a motel, Arntsen led police on a chase.
Two officers shot him after he used his vehicle to ram a police car.
At that time, according to the Department of Corrections, Arntsen had already been in prison twice.
A jury convicted him of Second Degree Murder for shooting a man in a Seattle apartment building in 1993.
He was sentenced to 24 years.
He served just under 11 years when his conviction was reduced to manslaughter, following a state Supreme Court ruling that affected scores of cases.
Arntsen could have a bail hearing Thursday at the King County Jail.
He's expected to be transferred to federal custody to face federal weapons charges.
KIRO
