- Janieka Amber Marie Ellington, a Steilacoom woman, has been charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of vehicular assault, and one count of felony harassment following an incident where she allegedly attacked her daughters and intentionally crashed their SUV on Interstate 5 near DuPont.
A Steilacoom woman accused of attacking her two daughters and intentionally crashing their SUV on Interstate 5 near DuPont has been charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Janieka Amber Marie Ellington, 35, faces seven felony charges stemming from the Oct. 5 crash and alleged attacks.
In addition to the four attempted murder counts, prosecutors charged her with two counts of vehicular assault and one count of felony harassment involving threats to kill. The charges were filed Tuesday in Pierce County Superior Court…