LAS VEGAS - Two suspects in a downtown Seattle shooting that left one person dead and seven others injured won’t fight their transfer in custody to Washington state following their arrests during the weekend in Las Vegas.
Marquise Tolbert and William Tolliver, both 24, stood in shackles before a Nevada judge on Tuesday and each said they won’t contest extradition to Seattle. Tolbert and Tolliver weren't represented by attorneys. They were arrested Saturday leaving a casino hotel near the Las Vegas Strip.
The pair will likely be seen at the King County Courthouse in Seattle once they are returned to Washington state.
As the two men waited to face the Las Vegas judge, they chatted and laughed with each other and tried to hide their faces behind paper when they saw the television news camera recording their actions.
The judge indicated that he would agree to their extradition back to Washington.
"I will accept your written waiver and sign the order to send you back to the state of Washington," the judge said.
The two men, between them, have 65 arrests and four felony convictions, authorities have said.
Once they arrive back in Seattle, King County prosecutors will decide what charges the two should face.
Jamel Linonell Jackson, 21, was also arrested in connection with the shooting. He was being held on a $250,000 bond after being charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and was one of the alleged shooters who was also hurt during the incident.
Chief Deputy US Marshal Jacob Green said a multi-agency task force of up to a dozen law enforcement officers were involved in the arrests of Toliver and Tolbert, who had been hiding out in a Las Vegas hotel since the Jan. 22 shooting at 3rd Avenue and Pine Street.
The two were reportedly being helped by a friend while they were on the run.
"Once we felt it was safe, we apprehended the two fugitives with no incident," Green said.
He said neither man was armed before they were booked into a Las Vegas jail two days ago.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said there is relief after news of the arrests, but she said the ball is now in the court of King County prosecutors.
"Given how dangerous these suspects appear to be, none of us thought they should be walking the streets, so we’ll be looking forward to them being brought to justice," she said.
Prosecutors were on the scene the night after the shooting, collecting evidence, Durkan said. She expects the full weight of justice to be brought on the men accused in a gun battle that left Tanya Jackson, 50, dead, and others hurt.
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