Tony Clyde Reed has reportedly been arrested in San Diego
County by U.S. Marshals as he re-entered the United States from Mexico. It appears that Tony arranged his own arrest
to preclude a potential incident. He and
his brother, John Blaine Reed, have been charged with murdering Patrick Shunn
and Monique Patenaude. Patrick and
Monique’s bodies have not been located. The presumption of homicide is based on crime
scene evidence developed by Washington State investigators to include the
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. John
Reed remains at large, presumably in Mexico.
Based on what I’ve read in the media, I have an opinion as
to what is developing:
This opinion is
my personal and professional take on what is occurring and Tony’s motivations. I have no inside information; and, of course,
both Tony and his brother, John Blaine Reed, should be considered innocent
until proven guilty in a court of law.
It appears that Tony and John have had a falling-out, or
have entered into an agreement that Tony should surrender to authorities. I suspect the former.
Theory: As a fact, or as a tactic, Tony will declare that he had no participation in the
actual murders; but that his involvement only occurred after John had killed
the couple. Tony will agree to testify
against John in exchange for leniency.
He will probably admit that he assisted in covering-up the crime and in
assisting his brother to escape imminent arrest. He will assist in locating the bodies. It should be understood that the extent of
his disclosures, his veracity, and any evidence he might produce to prove his
statements could mitigate subsequent sentencing.
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If convicted, neither John nor Tony would face the ‘death
penalty.’ Regarding capital murder
cases, the State of Washington had the ‘death penalty’ up until recently; but
Washington Governor (Jay Inslee) announced a moratorium (in 2014) on the
sentence of death in capital murder cases.
However, this moratorium did not, does not, apply to those sentenced to
death prior to 2014, and nine men remain on ‘death row’ in Walla Walla.
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