SEATTLE — The man accused of a fatal stabbing at the Capitol Hill light rail station in Seattle waived his first court appearance on Tuesday, but the judge found probable cause for second-degree murder and ruled he will be held on $3 million bail.
The suspect allegedly stabbed the victim after a fight ensued at the station on Saturday. According to court documents, the fight started because the suspect didn't like the way the victim "brushed by him when walking down the escalator" at the light rail station.
The incident was captured by security cameras.
According to court documents, the suspect confronted the victim, 37-year-old Corey Bellett, on the train platform. Within seconds, the suspect and the victim begin to push and slap each other. Soon after the fight started, the suspect can be seen reaching into his pocket. He pulled out what police believe was a knife and appeared to stab the victim multiple times.
Footage shows Bellett tried to get away but fell off the platform onto the train tracks. When the suspect fled, Bellett was able to climb back on the platform and get help from people nearby. Bellett was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.
An autopsy conducted by the King County Medical Examiner's Office showed Bellett suffered three stab wounds to his neck, torso and arm.
The suspect was taken into custody on Monday afternoon, two days after the stabbing. He was found at a home in Eatonville.
In court Tuesday, the victim's mother urged the judge to set bail as high as possible.
"We are very concerned that this particular person could end up harming somebody else," Bellett's mother told the judge. "It seems like a very vicious attack."