Issaquah police are investigating the death of a Costco employee, allegedly killed by a coworker in a jealous rage.
Issaquah police are investigating the death of a Costco employee, allegedly killed by a coworker in a jealous rage.
Court documents indicate the suspect intentionally ran his coworker off the road near the Issaquah Costco, where the two worked together. The suspect is now being held in the King County Jail on $2 million bail.
A makeshift memorial now marks the spot where 20-year-old Jonathon Langdon was reportedly run off the road by a coworker, with fatal consequences.
Issaquah police say 22-year-old Tyler Sorensen is responsible for Langdon's death, acting in a jealous rage after seeing Langdon hug a female coworker whom Sorensen told police was his ex-girlfriend.
Surveillance video shows Sorensen's vehicle speeding off, nearly hitting Langdon and the female coworker in the Costco parking lot where all three worked. Police say Sorensen later hit Langdon's motorcycle on Lake Drive, sending him flying into a metal post. Langdon was declared dead at the scene.
"As the officers are processing the scene and after a period of time, the suspect came back,” said Issaquah Police Chief Steve Mylett. “Tyler Sorenson, who is 22 years old from Renton, came back to the scene and made statements to the officers, which led to his arrest and eventually being charged with murder too.”
Sorensen initially left the scene, but his father eventually brought him back to the area after he came home and admitted he'd been involved in a crash.
Court documents say Sorensen told police he only meant to spook Langdon after seeing him with the female coworker in the parking lot.
"While we were together, she always insisted he [Langdon] was just a friend. So I got pretty, I don't know, panicked, riled up, just adrenaline," Sorensen told police, according to court documents.
Investigators also spoke with the female coworker at the center of the case, who told them she never dated Sorensen and repeatedly asked him to give her space after he crossed boundaries as a friend.
Court documents also say Sorensen texted friends in an attempt to calm down before ultimately acting on his emotions, telling them his blood was boiling.
"Think about what you're doing before you do it," Mylett said. "Because the decision that you make today can impact so many lives, it will impact you for the rest of your life and many, many others."
Sorensen is currently charged with second-degree murder. The King County Prosecutor's Office says those charges could be amended as the investigation continues and new information comes to light.
