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Kennewick man charged in homicide
DAVENPORT—A Kennewick man accused of murdering another man was arrested by the U.S. Marshal Service and Kennewick Criminal Apprehension Team near Hawk Creek last week. 24-year-old Antonio James Aguilar Hartman was charged with first-degree murder after being arrested on the 47000 block of Hawk Creek Road North Wednesday, Nov. 23.
A nationwide warrant was signed for Hartman Monday, Nov. 28 after the body of 67-year-old Mark Jurgens was discovered on the 4100 block of West Third Street in Kennewick Saturday, Nov. 19, according to reports.
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office sergeant Jerad McLagan assisted the Marshal Service with the arrest. He reported in police records that Hartman’s mother, Julie Renata Vargas of Kennewick, was detained, cited and released last Wednesday.
Hartman was transported to Benton County after his arrest, records state.
Jurgens’ death was originally suspected to be a suicide, as he lived alone in a house he’d owned since 1990, according to news reports.
Hartman appeared in court Monday, Nov. 28 and inquired about self-representation at his trial, the Tri-City Herald reported this week.
This is the second known homicide suspect to find themselves in Lincoln County at some point this year. Charles R. Bergman is awaiting trial on first-degree premeditated murder charges after his wife’s body was found north of Sprague in September.
Bergman is still awaiting extradition from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested and booked into custody.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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