MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - The man suspected of murdering a prominent Skagit County dog trainer, may get out of jail.
Michiel Oakes is currently in the Skagit County jail, being held on $2.5 million bail. Prosecutors say Oakes may have somehow secured the $250,000 cash, need for the 10 percent down to leverage a bail bond.
Oakes is accused of murdering Mark Stover at Stover's dog training facility near Anacortes. Stover trained the dogs of the rich and famous, including Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Mariners slugger Ichiro Suzuki.
Oakes was in court Thursday as a judge ruled on conditions of release. If he does bail out, he'll have to stay away from witnesses in the case, wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and live at a residence in Renton.
