Second person arrested in Aurora motel killing The victim appears to have been robbed as well

Documents released Friday show that 48-year-old Jonathan Finney's death at an Aurora Avenue motel appears to have been a robbery-turned-killing. Documents released Friday show that 48-year-old Jonathan Finney's death at an Aurora Avenue motel appears to have been a robbery-turned-killing. Photo: UpperCut Images/Getty Images/Uppercut RF Photo: UpperCut Images/Getty Images/Uppercut RF Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Second person arrested in Aurora motel killing 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A second person was arrested Friday in connection with last week's slaying at an Aurora Avenue motel.

Police arrested a 32-year-old woman in Ballard on Friday after nabbing a 29-year-old man the previous day.

Documents released Friday show that 48-year-old Jonathan Finney's death appears to have been a robbery-turned-killing.

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Neither suspect has been charged, but both were jailed for investigation of homicide.

The owner of the Emerald Motel, located in the 12000 block of Aurora Avenue North, called 911 about 10:30 a.m. last Saturday to report a dead man discovered in one of the rooms.

Officers arrived to find Finney's hands and feet bound, with a plastic bag over his head and blood in the room, the incident report says. Authorities believe Finney died the previous day of stab wounds to the chest.

A guest staying with Finney reportedly tried to gain access to the room about midnight Saturday morning, but the door's lock appeared to be broken, reports indicate. A manager tried to open the door with a key, but without success. The other guest appeared to have left without getting inside.

Later that morning, the manager tried to knock on Finney's door, but no one answered. He used a master key to enter the room and found Finney dead on the floor, according to Seattle police.

Investigating officers believe Finney's phone was stolen, among other property.

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The manager claimed he last saw Finney alive about midday the previous day, when he paid his rent. Finney reportedly said he was tired and about to take a nap. Two people -- a man and woman -- then arrived to visit Finney a few hours later, but the manager warned against them seeing him. They ignored him, arriving at the room about 3:30 p.m., Seattle police say.

The manager also reported seeing the man leave about 15 minutes later wearing different clothes than those he wore when he arrived, according to the incident report.

Seattle police fielded tips identifying the man involved in Finney's death. They showed a witness a photo of the man and his girlfriend and he identified them as the pair who arrived to see Finney that Friday, court documents indicate.

Surveillance footage showed the couple arriving at Finney's room about 3:30 p.m., with the man wearing clothes matching the bloody garb recovered from the crime scene, reports say. The woman was accompanied by a small white dog with a bright pink leash that matched the appearance of one of the bindings found on Finney, police report.

The man left the the room about 19 minutes after arrival, wearing different clothing and carrying the dog, but with a different leash, the incident report says. The woman left nearly an hour after arrival, carrying items that included some that appeared to be drugs.

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A woman told police Tuesday that a man with a matching street name as the suspected male killer threatened her in Ballard that day, grabbing her shoulder while she rode her bike and admitting to killing Finney, according to Seattle police reports. As she reached for her phone, he allegedly asked her if she also wanted to be killed.

On Wednesday, one witness told authorities that the male suspect said his female companion just wanted to rob Finney, but he wanted to kill Finney, reports say. Another witness claimed the man admitted to killing Finney but changed his story to say the woman killed him.

Officers found the male suspect midday Thursday near Northwest 14th Street and Leary Way Northwest and arrested him after he ran into the nearby U-Haul shop.

The circumstances of the woman's arrest Friday have not yet been released.