By Associated Press - Tuesday, October 15, 2019

SEATTLE (AP) - A judge has found probable cause to hold a 38-year-old man on investigation of murder in connection with the Saturday strangling of a man during a fight in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood.

The Seattle Times reports the suspect was arrested at a nearby park a couple of hours after the killing and ordered held in the King County Jail in lieu of $2 million bail, jail records show.

Prosecutors expect to file charges Wednesday.

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office says 52-year-old Derrick Frost died from asphyxia due to strangulation and ruled his death a homicide.

A statement of probable cause says just after 6 p.m. Saturday, Seattle police responded to a report of a fight and found Frost unconscious on the ground. Officers performed CPR until medics arrived, but Frost was declared dead at the scene.

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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com

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