Man arrested after hours-long search in Poulsbo, WA charged with murder

The Brief

  • Laird Dinsmore, 35, is charged with first-degree murder and assault for allegedly killing James Foster in Poulsbo, WA.
  • Dinsmore reportedly confessed to shooting Foster and firing at SWAT officers during his arrest.
  • The motive remains unknown, but Dinsmore allegedly stole items from the property where Foster was working.

POULSBO, Wash. Kitsap County prosecutors have charged a man who was arrested after an hours-long search with first-degree premeditated murder and first-degree assault.

Laird Dinsmore, 35, is accused of killing 50-year-old James Foster outside a home on Big Valley Road Northeast in Poulsbo on June 4.

James’ brother has started a GoFundMe to ask for help, writing, “Hello family, friends, and community. I am Aaron Foster, the brother of James Wayne Foster whose life was needlessly taken from him in a horrific crime in Poulsbo, Washington last week. Our family is asking for help raising the funds for a proper burial. We thank you with grateful hearts in advance for donations and prayers. He will be put to rest at Fraola Cemetery in Port Orchard, Washington.”

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