Snohomish Asst Principal arrested following child sex abuse allegations
SNOHOMISH—Julian Parker, 37, an assistant principal at Centennial Middle School in the Snohomish School District remains on leave following his November 6 arrest after allegations of child sex abuse. Judge Tam Bui set bail at $50,000, and he was ordered to have no contact with minors. Parker was placed on leave after over a decade in […]
White couple from Washington adopted five Black children to be kept as slaves
SISSONVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA—A White couple from Washington state, Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and his partner Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, are being accused of keeping their five adopted children in slave-like conditions and forcing them to perform manual labor on their Sissonville, West Virginia property. The children, who are all Black and range in age from […]
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear biker jackets
SNOHOMISH, Wash., August 8, 2022 – Hollywood depictions of bikers over the years have helped perpetuate the stereotype that biker gangs are violent outlaws who spend their time between rides frequenting dive bars and running guns. While these clubs only make up 1% of Motorcycle clubs in the country, according to the American Motorcycle Association, […]
Warning signs of grooming: How to protect your child from sexual abuse
LYNNWOOD, Wash. May 16, 2022 – Child sexual abuse is a widespread problem. In Snohomish County alone there are over 1,000 open investigations in child abuse, according to a 2020 Partners of Our Children report. However, despite those open investigations, Detective Jacqueline Arnett with the Lynnwood Police Department says that over 90% of child sexual […]
Child abuse in county increasingly unreported during pandemic
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Reports of child abuse in Snohomish County have gone down significantly since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic as vulnerable children lack exposure to intervening adults, driving many sexual or physical assault cases to go unreported. As restrictions to normalcy work to keep Washingtonians safe during the coronavirus […]
