Brandon Gerner is on trial, facing charges including first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree animal cruelty and unlawful possession of a firearm.
MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — A Maple Valley double-murder case returned to a King County courtroom this week as opening statements began in the trial of Brandon Gerner, while a co-defendant who prosecutors say helped conceal the killings has already pleaded guilty.
Gerner is on trial in King County Superior Court facing charges including first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree animal cruelty and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Court records show Joshua Jones pleaded guilty in 2025 to two counts of first-degree felony rendering criminal
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