The Brief
- Devon Detweiler was arrested at a drive-thru after admitting to torturing and killing kittens and expressing a desire to harm humans.
- Detweiler faces charges of animal cruelty and felony harassment, with evidence including disturbing messages and videos.
- He remains in custody on $50,000 bail, with mental health treatment initially considered but later rejected by Detweiler.
BURIEN, Wash. – Video from the King County TAC30 SWAT team body cameras show officers taking 30-year-old Devon Detweiler into custody at a Jack-in-the-Box drive-thru after Burien PD detectives say he admitted to torturing and killing four kittens and told a friend he wanted to kill a human next.
“Show me your hands, show me your hands,” can be heard in the body-camera footage as officers moved in on his vehicle.
The TAC30 team was deployed because deputies say there was a good possibility Detweiler would be armed after he made statements that if police came for him, he would be ready. Detectives say he posed a potential imminent danger to the public and was charged with three counts of first-degree animal cruelty and one count of felony harassment – domestic violence.…