Tacoma security guard killing: Suspect dragged her around like a rag doll, documents say
By Franque Thompson and Associated Press
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Man accused of beating a Tacoma security guard to death appears in court
Pierce County man accused of brutally beating a Tacoma security guard to death made his first appearance in court. Documents claim the JBLM army ranger was so intoxicated that he did not remember committing the crime.
TACOMA, Wash. - Authorities say a security guard found dead in downtown Tacoma was severely beaten by a U.S. Army Ranger after she tried to stop the intoxicated man from entering a building, according to court documents.
Security guard who was killed during her 5th shift at Tacoma building has been identified
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 6 hrs ago Stacia Glenn, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jul. 23 A security guard who died after being severely beaten and choked at a downtown Tacoma building has been identified.
Denise Smith, 41, of Seattle, died early Sunday while working at a building in the 900 block of A Street.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner s Office has not determined a cause of death, but investigators say she was beaten for about eight minutes and choked.
A 26-year-old U.S. Army Ranger based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been charged in the homicide.
U.S. Army Ranger charged in beating death of female Tacoma security guard KOMO News Staff
Warning: Story describes a vicious attack that may not be suitable for some readers.
TACOMA, Wash. - A U.S. Army Ranger stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been charged with first-degree murder in the deadly weekend attack on a female Tacoma security guard that was so severe that she was unrecognizable afterward, according to court documents released Friday.
The suspect, identified as Patrick Philip Byrne, 26, repeatedly and forcefully punched and stabbed the Denise Smith s face using a set of keys held tight between the fingers of his fist, then choked her in an unrelenting attack that went on for several minutes, the court documents show.
Tacoma security guard killing: Suspect dragged her around like a rag doll, documents say
Published
Man accused of beating a Tacoma security guard to death appears in court
Pierce County man accused of brutally beating a Tacoma security guard to death made his first appearance in court. Documents claim the JBLM army ranger was so intoxicated that he did not remember committing the crime.
TACOMA, Wash. - Authorities say a security guard found dead in downtown Tacoma was severely beaten by a U.S. Army Ranger after she tried to stop the intoxicated man from entering a building, according to court documents.
Army Ranger Charged With Beating, Killing Security Guard, Says He Blacked Out
On 7/23/21 at 11:24 PM EDT
A U.S. Army Ranger is being charged with first-degree murder following the death of a 26-year-old woman in Tacoma, Washington. He says he doesn t remember the attack, due to a blackout following a night of drinking.
Patrick Phillip Byrne, who s stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, is accused of killing 42-year-old Denise Smith on July 18. He has plead not guilty.
The attack took place at an office building in Downtown Tacoma. Byrne got into an altercation and was punched in the face while at a bar with friends, prosecutors said. He then went to the office building, where he allegedly attacked Smith while she was on duty as a security guard.