Family of murdered Yakima mom seeking $50 million | FOX 13 Seattle

[@seasonss.8207]

There are a lot details that were left out. Both women he killed were mothers to his children and were victims of grooming/rape. He started messing with one when she was ELEVEN years old when he was a school resource officer in her school. There were multiple investigations but the state and city did nothing. Even after the child had his baby. He eventually left yakima PD only to start working at richland school district where the ex wife worked and the school district said they did a background check on him that didn't show the publicly available criminal investigations. He then murdered both women and all children are now orphans. All entities failed these women.

[@ajk2009]

good to know ... interesting

[@eddo1983]

Get rid of SRO's. They're useless. The PD allowed this sick predator to be near children. How did nobody catch on to his relationship with that girl? Or was it brushed under the rug?

[@karengrice2303]

It’s terrible that their son had to witness the horrible murder of his mother. He will never be the same. I hope he gets good help! ❤

[@cherista]

Very tragic. He's a coward.

[@ajk2009]

was

[@KM-zu9we]

Anyone that thinks a piece of paper protects them like the equalizer of a weapon does is delusional.

[@michellerose1190]

That's why it's all a judge will give. No justuce when eville rules.

[@jordanoswald6842]

32 seconds.. “That was friends with his teenage girlfriend” ?

[@ajk2009]

there was a lot of coverage of this when he put a lot of people at risk on the highway in Oregon ... what a waste of skin ...

[@kskeel1124]

Yup he was a pedo...

[@michellerose1190]

Disgusting manster, typical suspect.

[@jamesteague2152]

Sad that She was murdered but by law could the police have done more?

[@michelleheryford4592]

Yes

[@drowe2]

Absolutely NO. This is a money grab for a sob story

[@lindatrepanier3419]

That's what they're saying here, and why the lawsuit was started!

[@URKlewless]

@@michelleheryford4592 yeah let’s spend millions on her with 24/7 protection….WTF

[@lindavick2646]

So the teacher was supposed to have 24hr protection who pay for that?

[@slutmagic383]

go research what a protection ORDER is..

[@MariahEbrown]

He had a teenage girlfriend? 💀

[@tomwoehle3519]

Arm yourself.

[@lizharley5723]

No way this lawsuit will go anywhere. Did she expect a personal bodyguard appointed to her forever?

[@drowe2]

In a city that lets armed people take over their streets for months, no one has an expectation that they will receive any protection. Nice try for a money grab.

[@ElChingonFPV]

Depends on whether the institutions named did the required minimum to protect her or failed to at least meet their obligations under law to intervene. Example... if he is trespassed but you don't do your job of calling police to remove or arrest him. That is not asking for a personal security guard. That's expecting the school to do the simple job they are required to do and ensure he doesn't come back on campus by doing things like locking the doors and calling police when he is on the property. Your bias is showing when you offer exaggerated the family's claim. Lawsuits like this have been won many times before because the institution did not do the minimum required. I'm not a social media n\blowhard, so I can't say if it will be successful because i don't know the details of the facts in this specific case, but it isn't unreasonable to hold an entity responsible and many have been in court.

[@drowe2]

@@lizharley5723 it’s just a money grab for

[@KingdomeBleachers]

​@@ElChingonFPV The trespass is already a part of the minimum. If the wife herself didn't know he was there, I can't expect the school to know. However, the lawsuit should bring out these details if handled correctly. Time will tell.

[@ElChingonFPV]

@@KingdomeBleachers Exactly where did you get your legal analysis on this issue? I am curious what legal rule you are applying to determine that issuance of a trespass is the minimal requirement. Can you share that? It defies the basic rule of torts action. As a former police officer and current attorney, I can tell you there are cases in which an entity is successfully sued because you have to "enforce" the trespass to make it work. The only one that can enforce it, is the owner (management) of the entity. A business could potentially be sued if they trespass a person but don't enforce it, and that person is subsequently harmed on the property, as failing to enforce a trespass warning could be considered negligence, depending on the specific circumstances. There is a "Duty of Care" rule that states, even though someone is trespassing, a property owner still has a basic duty to warn of breach of trespass. There is also a "Foreseeable Harm" rule that states that if a trespasser is likely to be on the property the entity may be held liable for not taking steps to prevent harm. All jurisprudential rules applied in previous lawsuits. Again, I don't know the specific details of fact, so i don't know if the school failed in any of this requirements, but they might have and could be held liable.

[@helmsrobert1958]

I live in Yakima this really makes me mad

[@seth3054]

I don't know why is hard to get a protective order from these type of people

[@ldebrobander]

If the school saw him trespassing on the grounds and didn't report, thats entirely different. If law enforcement was informed but did not respond, thats entirely different. There is ALWAYS an attorney driving the high dollar money train.

[@fazmuz]

DV is prominent amongst LEO’s and both Amber Rodriguez and Angelica Santos were failed by Yakima Police Department. The fact that Officer Elias Huizar used his service weapon to kill them in front of their sons speaks volumes

[@thegatesofdawn...1386]

Poor baby survived, but he has no parents. 😢

[@ajk2009]

probably better off being raised without any exposure to that father

[@ajk2009]

the baby on the highway is the other mother, also gone ... the mother, the suing one, had two boys with him ...

[@thegatesofdawn...1386]

@ajk2009 So sad!

[@deborahbaker4770]

While her son was there how traumatizing😢😢🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@wsidechris]

Let me guess: the proceeds will be used to start services which will prevent this from happening again.

[@ajk2009]

right ?! ... a fully secured, gated parking garage would be less than $50M, but then someone on mission would simply get her at home ...

[@maryfahhrney5740]

How is the school districts going to pay for that?

[@ajk2009]

right ?! ... cannot pay teachers well, but are supposed to have had security guards ?!

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

If they knew he was on school grounds, then the family has a case. The school can't be expected to do a job they have no legal obligation to perform.

[@comeconcon569]

Money-hungry people suing just to get rich the easiest way. I hope they lose and get nothing.

[@Shell2014]

So a crazy guy went onto school grounds and they are suppose to be held accountable… insane.. the only one responsible for his action is him… 🙄🙄🙄

[@therapywithisabel]

Horrifying.

[@Ratryggva1090]

Neely's family is looking for money, too.

[@michelleheryford4592]

I’m sure they are

[@barkingfrog27]

Not liable. Women and men are personally responsible for whom they have relationships with She chose to have a relationship with someone. No one told her she had to date this A.H

[@michellerose1190]

The victim-blaming mean are so repulsive. Imagine how many like this there are? 4B #femcel #Carry

[@billb3374]

She isn't going to get a dime. Castle Rock v Gonzalez already settled this.

[@brendaking8532]

But I thought police officers were good people???? ?!!!🙄🙄🙄

[@joeholtster1891]

Typical Cop

[@GLITTERandSKULLZ]

Ridiculous

[@plasmodesma7569]

This guy is a waste, but suing the school district will not bring justice. Yakima schools are garbage to begin with. They have no money. Suing schools just makes the citizens pay for it. In cases like this, every single PERSON involved should be fired and sued directly. So the Chief who "failed to retrieve" his YPD gear, the school district Superintendent, etc. Fire them immediately and sue them directly. Take their pensions. This kind of stuff will be more aggressively avoided when individuals know the city won't bail them and let them keep their jobs.

[@MichaelCurtis-vj5hl]

People’s failure come to light by the lawsuit butt no mount of money will bring her back and money comes and goes

[@Jason-jc8ro]

I do not trust police at all! Ask me why? I am a Union laborer US warship holerat shipbuilder at Seattle. Was dispatched to Everette NAVAL BASE to fix up a destroyer, and roomed up where covid slammed into the USA. My life was being stripped back home, when I went to u haul my things from a 7 year relationship the cops assisted. My ex started flirting with the cop , offering him beer, grooming officer Finnely's ego, he denied retrieving my Fender tube Amp, then came time to leave, she tried to keep my truck, I threw some trash outa the bed and emmediately he drew his gun and screamed at the top of his evil lungs, I barely made it out alive.I found my Amp in a pawn shop a year later, got it back."praise God"

[@ajk2009]

🙏🏻🦋 thank goodness that you escaped ... put it in the rearview mirror ...

[@juanzuniga8403]

They ain't getting a dime lol

[@alphaomega5909]

Exactly WHAT did law enforcement Fail to do? I mean specifically. What laws did they fail to uphold specifically?

[@TimothyReed-pu4yg]

Your mom

[@michelleheryford4592]

Did you not listen to the news story?

[@DalePepin-ph7vb]

​@michelleheryford4592 Absolutely Michelle. This lawsuit may not go anywhere But I agree with you. Such a sad case.😢

[@lindatrepanier3419]

They did not ensure his LE equippement/service revolver was returned, number one.. Relisten! -he used that weapon to k*ll her!

[@1461015]

It's a very sad situation for the children especially, but People loose family members all the time while they have restraining orders/no contact orders" but it would seem this is nothing more than a money grab" This lawyer knows by asking for 50 million dollars, they will settle for undisclosed amounts' of other people's moneys?

[@ajk2009]

exactly 💯 can't really lose to file ...

[@panopeds]

😅😂😅

[@fredhoy6697]

The only problem with the whole situation is that you can't protect them entirely if the perpetrator is determined to harm them short of locking them up. When they're released what's to say that they're over the obsession.? Very hard . God bless this young lady's family. Gun control anyone?

[@michellerose1190]

Permanent incarceration. Can't fix a pred/pdf file!

[@lj7878]

They'll let anyone become a cop

[@MrBadjohn69]

50 million dollars. Sounds like a lawyer will get very rich.

[@michelleheryford4592]

And her babies will be taken care of

[@ajk2009]

​@@michelleheryford4592they're receiving Social Security benefit like any minor who has a parent pass away, in this case, both parents