Federal charges filed for murder, home invasions targeting Asian families in western WA

Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle have filed charges against two men accused of targeting Asian families throughout western Washington in a series of violent home-invasion robberies and a murder in the summer of 2022.

Kevin Thissel, 28, and Christopher Johnson, 23, were part of a crew that broke into homes in the middle of the night and tied up families with zip ties while their homes were ransacked, according to an unsealed indictment filed in U.S. District Court.

The charges allege Thissel and Johnson were involved in the murder of Irah Mercel Sok in Everett on Aug. 19, 2022.

Thissel and Johnson each face charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO.

According to Gorman, this is the first RICO indictment in the Western District of Washington in 17 years.
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