COVINGTON, Wash. — The man suspected of stabbing a 17-year-old Skyline High School student to death has been released from custody, with prosecutors saying they lack sufficient evidence to file charges despite witness accounts and video of the confrontation.
Saef Kamil of Sammamish was killed March 1 at the Timberlane Clubhouse in Covington. The 20-year-old suspect, arrested at the scene, was released Tuesday evening — just hours after Kamil’s burial — because prosecutors could not meet the 72-hour deadline to file charges under Washington court rules.
“If we had the evidence from investigators, we would file that today,” said Casey McNerthney, spokesperson for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. “The reason why the sheriff’s office investigation is still ongoing is because there’s more to investigate.”…