Fake mail carrier accused of violently strangling Seattle homeowner’s wife during demand for bitcoin

Court records describe a mail suit, cellphone jammer and zip ties in alleged home attack.

SEATTLE — A 31-year-old Auburn man has been charged with burglary, extortion and assault after prosecutors say he posed as a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier to get inside a Seattle home and demand cryptocurrency, according to court documents.

Ian Alexander Blair was charged in King County Superior Court with first-degree burglary, first-degree extortion, two counts of second-degree assault and first-degree criminal impersonation. 

Prosecutors have asked that bail remain set at $1 million.

Police say the incident happened Feb. 20 at a home in the 300 block

→ Continue reading at King 5

Similar Articles

Advertisment

Most Popular