King County, WA robbery suspect identified by FOX 13 viewer

The Brief

  • Max Vargison was arrested after a FOX 13 Seattle viewer reported seeing him following a robbery at Chase Bank in Fairwood, where he stole cash from a woman in her 70s.
  • King County Sheriff’s Deputies located Vargison at a bus stop near the robbery site and arrested him at the next stop; he was booked into King County Jail.
  • Vargison pleaded not guilty in court and is held on $15,000 bail.

KING COUNTY, Wash. A FOX 13 Seattle viewer reported seeing the suspect of a robbery in King County last week, leading to an arrest and charges filed.

According to court documents obtained by FOX 13 Seattle, Max Vargison robbed a woman in her 70s while she was waiting in line at the Chase Bank in Fairwood. Documents say they struggled briefly, before Vargison ran off with cash in-hand.

The King County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help to identify him.

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