A 28-year-old woman, accused of fatally stabbing a 55-year-old man in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, made her initial court appearance on Friday. She is currently being held in jail on a $2 million bail for probable cause of second-degree murder, though she has not yet been formally charged. The woman was apprehended on Thursday in Edgewood after a standoff involving a SWAT team.
The incident began on March 10 at Shorty’s bar, where the woman was with a friend when they encountered Mark Mendez. According to a probable cause statement, the trio later went to the friend’s apartment.
The friend’s account to police revealed that an argument erupted between Mendez and the 28-year-old woman, although she did not provide further details. Mendez reportedly expressed a desire to leave, and as the woman accompanied him to the door, he allegedly struck her. The friend stated that she briefly lost consciousness but recalled seeing the 28-year-old dash past her in pursuit of Mendez…