March 19, 2009 Correction officer victim of domestic homicide www.privateofficer.com
TACOMA WA Mar 19 2009 — The man accused of killing his wife and stepdaughter with an axe was charged Monday with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder.
Nettlebeck pleaded not guilty in the deaths of his wife, 52-year-old Barbara Nettlebeck, and their daughter, 33-year-old Bretta Hawkins.
The man appeared in court chained and clad in a green protective garment given to jail inmates under suicide watch.
“They’re isolated in a cell and subject to more frequent checks,” said Det. Sgt. Jerry Bates. “You saw the garment he’s wearing — so as not to allow the garment to be used as a noose.”
Nettlebeck told detectives he tried to hang himself at his home after attacking his wife and stepdaughter, court documents said. His suicide attempt failed, however, and he went on a spray-painting rampage leaving messages in red that read “Could not find help. No where to go,” and “I loved my wife — for better or worst,” detectives said.
According to court documents, Nettlebeck’ wife had a restraining order against him and was in the process of getting a divorce but, despite the order, he went to his wife’s home in Orting on Friday to participate in a garage sale.
It was not clear exactly what prompted the attack, but prosecutors allege Nettlebeck’s wife said something to him and he picked up an axe and struck her with it, nearly decapitating her.
After hitting his wife, Nettlebeck went outside, found Hawkins and hit her three times with the axe, the documents said.
When deputies arrived at the home in the 27200 block of 168th Avenue Court East, Nettlebeck’s wife was already dead and Hawkins was critically injured. Hawkins was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where she later died.
Barbara Nettlebeck worked as a King County corrections officer for more than nine years. Co-workers said Hawkins worked as a specialist at the Renton Police Department.
“When it involves someone that you’re very close to
Nettlebeck pleaded not guilty in the deaths of his wife, 52-year-old Barbara Nettlebeck, and their daughter, 33-year-old Bretta Hawkins.
The man appeared in court chained and clad in a green protective garment given to jail inmates under suicide watch.
“They’re isolated in a cell and subject to more frequent checks,” said Det. Sgt. Jerry Bates. “You saw the garment he’s wearing — so as not to allow the garment to be used as a noose.”
Nettlebeck told detectives he tried to hang himself at his home after attacking his wife and stepdaughter, court documents said. His suicide attempt failed, however, and he went on a spray-painting rampage leaving messages in red that read “Could not find help. No where to go,” and “I loved my wife — for better or worst,” detectives said.
According to court documents, Nettlebeck’ wife had a restraining order against him and was in the process of getting a divorce but, despite the order, he went to his wife’s home in Orting on Friday to participate in a garage sale.
It was not clear exactly what prompted the attack, but prosecutors allege Nettlebeck’s wife said something to him and he picked up an axe and struck her with it, nearly decapitating her.
After hitting his wife, Nettlebeck went outside, found Hawkins and hit her three times with the axe, the documents said.
When deputies arrived at the home in the 27200 block of 168th Avenue Court East, Nettlebeck’s wife was already dead and Hawkins was critically injured. Hawkins was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where she later died.
Barbara Nettlebeck worked as a King County corrections officer for more than nine years. Co-workers said Hawkins worked as a specialist at the Renton Police Department.
“When it involves someone that you’re very close to
and someone you consider a friend and part of a police family, it’s pretty devastating,” said Renton Police Commander Paul Cline. “People were shocked.”
Charles Nettlebeck finally called 911 roughly three hours after the killings, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors have not yet decided whether they will seek the death penalty in the case. A judge ordered Nettlebeck held in the Pierce County Jail without bail.
Charles Nettlebeck finally called 911 roughly three hours after the killings, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors have not yet decided whether they will seek the death penalty in the case. A judge ordered Nettlebeck held in the Pierce County Jail without bail.
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