COVINGTON, Wash. — A man in Covington, accused of killing his wife, is now behind bars.
The King County Sheriff’s Office has been searching for Kyle Cathcart since Friday, after someone was found dead inside a home on 186th Place SE.
The City of Covington announced Tuesday that Cathcart was arrested after police spent time searching for him in the Timberline area.
KIRO 7 reached out to the sheriff’s office, which confirmed that late Monday, the Renton Police Department found Cathcart and turned him over.
While the King County Medical Examiner hasn’t officially identified the person killed, neighbors tell KIRO 7 News that the victim was Cathcart’s wife, Jodi.
“She was just a very happy, bubbly person,” said neighbor Brenda Morris. “It’s just shocking. They just seemed very family-oriented.”
Police were called to the Covington home around 7 a.m. on May 1. One person was found dead inside a home on 186th Place SE. Another was hurt.
The three children were removed from the home and taken to a neighbor’s house.
“The cops came over and my husband said ‘where are the kids or how are the kids?’ They asked if they could bring them over, and we said, ‘Absolutely, bring them over. We will take those kids.’ So we had them most of the day,” another neighbor told KIRO 7.
The children are now at a grandparent’s house.
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