Kittitas County, Wash. — A Tacoma woman has pled guilty to manslaughter in connection with the drug-related death of a Snoqualmie Pass man. Ashlee Chastain accepted a plea deal with prosecutors and entered her plea in Kittitas County Superior Court.
Chastain also pled guilty to charges of motor vehicle theft and failing to summon assistance. The case dates back to May 2022, when police responded to a 911 call from an anonymous woman reporting a possible overdose at a condo in Snoqualmie Pass.
Upon arrival, emergency responders found Tim Matthias Lee deceased and Chastain standing in a hallway outside the residence. While medics attended to Lee, Chastain reportedly slipped away and stole his vehicle…