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By Kathleen R. Merrill

Two men have been charged with beating a Boeing manager to death with shovels and then stealing his credit cards and car before fleeing to Canada.

Kevin David Patterson, 20, and Christopher Shade, 18, of Issaquah, are being held in British Columbia, Canada. King County prosecutors have charged them with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and theft of a motor vehicle.

Bail has been set at $2 million for each man. Police said the killing was Sammamish’s first homicide.

Police found Richard Bergesen, 57, dead in his home at 23145 S.E. 26th Place after a friend of Patterson’s called 911 at 10:56 a.m. Sept. 17. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office said Bergesen died from multiple blows to the head.

Bergesen had met Patterson through Overlake Christian Church in Redmond about a year ago and had allowed the then-

homeless Patterson to live in his home in Sammamish, according to charging papers detailing the crime. The two had even attend-ed church together Sept. 14, just days before the killing, according to a statement from the church.

“Rich had recently said that the nearly yearlong experience, though stretching, was positive and that he felt blessed to be able to help someone in this signifi-cant way,” the statement said.

The crimeAccording to charging

papers from the King County Prosecutor’s Office:

Patterson called a friend and told him he hit Bergesen with a shovel and left him “either knocked out or dead.” The friend said Patterson told him Bergesen “made a move on him.”

That friend then called police, who found Bergesen on the floor in his bedroom, his hands and legs bound with rope. He was surrounded by blood-stained sheets, covers and pillows.

Investigators found a full-sized garden shovel under his body.

In a room where police found documents belonging to Patterson, they also found a small collapsible camping shovel. That shovel was extended and the back of the blade was stained with apparent blood.

Patterson and Shade were with two women when they were arrested. Patterson told them he came home and found someone had broken into the house and that Bergesen was dead. He told her he anonymously called 911 and reported the killing, and then left for Canada.

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The Common Core State Standards, designed to create a consistent set of learning standards for K-12 students, are among the most contentious topics in public education these days.

Politicians, school administra-tors and public policy experts discussed various aspects of Common Core during a town hall-style meeting Sept. 15 at Pacific Cascade Middle School. About two dozen audience members participated and provided feedback to a seven-person speaking panel.

While speakers agreed schools should be given the tools to provide a quality educa-tion for all students, they often clashed when it came to wheth-er Common Core was the right tool for the task.

Common Core targets grade-level expectations in math, reading and language arts. Since its introduction in 2009, 44 states have fully adopted it, including Washington. The federal government has endorsed it through incentives like Race to the Top grants, which financially reward states that meet standards on assess-ment tests, and teacher and principal evaluations.

Chad Magendanz, a former Issaquah School Board presi-dent running for his second term as a 5th Legislative District state representative, was one of the panelists last week. He expressed support for Common Core, saying it creates minimum standards for student learning while giving individual districts control over how to achieve the goals.

“The curriculum adoption, the teaching methods, the grad-ing policies are all still deter-mined at the district level,” Magendanz said.

Others disagreed, believing

a fundamental shift in educa-tion policy will have a profound impact on the knowledge stu-dents gain in their classrooms.

“You change the standards, you change the test, you change the teaching,” said Sharon Hanek, a Bonney Lake resident who runs an education research website and is affiliated with the state’s anti-Common Core move-ment.

Multiple audience members shared their observations of how Common Core has impacted stu-dents in Issaquah and surround-ing districts. Some complained that math lessons, for example, have become unnecessarily complex by forcing students to learn different methods of mul-tiplication and division.

Jason Ritchie, an 8th District Congressional candidate who has two sons in Issaquah schools, said he has witnessed

those things firsthand while helping his children with homework. One of them is struggling with concepts he had mastered two years ago, Ritchie said.

“I don’t think it’s the

teacher’s fault,” he added. “I think it’s their responsibility to try to figure it out, and I don’t think they’ve been given the time … to actually implement (Common Core).”

Panelist Angela Morrison, an elementary math and sci-ence curriculum specialist for Issaquah schools, defended Common Core’s methods.

“Using different strategies to ultimately get there is just build-ing conceptual understanding,” Morrison said. “I will admit that when I became a classroom teacher, I had to relearn math myself, because I learned to memorize algorithms and get to an answer.”

Common Core doesn’t dictate how teachers present information and run their class-

By Greg Farrar

Sammamish police officer Kenny Williams adjusts crime barrier tape around two law enforcement vehicles on the curb in front of a home at the corner of Audubon Park Drive Southeast and Southeast 26th Place. Officers stand on the porch, pro-tecting a homicide scene inside before a search warrant arrives.

Officials meet, discuss controversial Common Core education

See LEARNING, Page 3

“When it comes to education, we agree that local control is best, and

by local control ... we mean parent control.”

— Liv FinneEducation researcher

Two men arrested, charged in city’s first homicide

See HOMICIDE, Page 10

Deanna Marie KellyDeanna Marie (Santos)

Kelly, 55, of Sammamish, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 11, 2014.

She was born Jan. 3, 1959, in Oakland, California, to Carol and Armand Santos. Deanna grew up in Kent, and graduated from Kent-Meridian High school with the class of 1977. She went on to earn her associate degree at Washington State University.

Deanna married the love of her life, David Kelly, on June 20, 1980. They were married for 34 years.

Deanna is survived by her beloved husband David Kelly; stepdaugh-ter Sally Kelly; grand-children Ian McCallun, Chloe McKinnon, Brandy Ornelas, Trevor McKinnon, Jackie O’Brian and Emma Laing; five great-grandchildren; her mother Carol Santos; brother Dan (Christy) Santos; brother Eric Santos; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncle,

cousins and innumerable friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made In Memory of Deanna Kelly to an orga-nization near and dear to her: The Wounded Warriors. Donation acknowledgements may be sent to David Kelly or Dan Santos.

A memorial service for Deanna has been set for Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at 11 a.m. to be held at Cross Roads Bible Church, 15815 S.E. 37th St., Bellevue, WA, with Pastor Tom Bell offi-ciating.

Volunteers needed for Salmon Days

The growth of the Issaquah Salmon Days Festival requires more people to help put on the award-winning community celebration Oct. 4-5.

About 100 people are still needed to help the more than 150,000 people who typically come to the festival each year.

Volunteer shifts are available in areas such as the children’s favorite Field of Fun, festival set up,

retail support, transporta-tion logistics and more.

The festival involves more than 60 local non-profit/charitable organi-zations who utilize the event for fundraising and community awareness. It brings approximately $7.5 million in economic impact to Issaquah, and serves as the city’s primary marketing, tourism genera-tion and community pride program.

The 2014 festival is cel-ebrating its 45th year with the theme “Coho Mojo” — a nod to the event’s 1970’s founding.

Learn more and sign up for a shift that fits your interests and schedule at www.salmondays.org/volunteers. You can sign up until Oct. 2.

State Parks offers free days to park visitors

The next Washington State Parks free day, when visitors are not required to display the Discover Pass to visit a state park, is Sept. 27, in honor of National Parks Lands Day.

The “free days” came in legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 one-day permit required on state-managed recreation lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources.

The free days apply only at state parks.

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rooms, said Emilie Hard, Issaquah’s assistant super-intendent of teaching and learning services. How les-sons are taught varies from class to class, she said, although teaching students to persevere through dif-ficult concepts is a point of emphasis.

“If all they did was answer easy, rote-level mathematics, they’re not going to be growing as learners,” Hard said.

Among the panelists, Liv Finne was one of the staunchest opponents of Common Core. As the director of education research for the nonpar-tisan Washington Policy Center, she has authored several in-depth studies about public schools.

Her research, she said, has turned up a wealth of information that points to Common Core’s inef-fectiveness. She referred to a recent article from Marina Ratner, a University of California at Berkeley math professor, who said her grandson’s sixth-grade math homework was lit-tered with poor lessons like drawing pictures to explain the division of fractions.

Common Core’s math standards are short on quality and quantity, and only prepare students for algebra courses — not trigo-nometry, pre-calculus or calculus, Finne said.

“It’s going to reduce the amounts of opportunities children have to major in science, technology, engi-neering and math courses in college,” Finne said, “and that is why there has been such an outcry against the Common Core, because it has not delivered what it has promised to deliver.”

She encouraged parents to be involved in their children’s education by attending school board meetings, joining curricu-lum adoption committees, and speaking their mind to teachers and principals.

“When it comes to edu-cation, we agree that local control is best, and by local control … we mean parent control,” Finne said.

Essie Hicks, a candidate for 5th Legislative District state representative who has four children attending Issaquah schools, echoed those sentiments.

“You need to be your child’s biggest voice and their best advocate, because you are the only voice they have,” she said.

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In wake of tragedy, people should look out for each other

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If it looks like a duck and acts like a duck...

Without coming down on one side or the other of the (East Lake Sammamish) Trail issue, I would suggest to the attendees (of the meet-ing) that if you don’t want to give the impres-sion that you are staging a partisan rally, perhaps you might want to recon-

sider having someone standing at the door questioning people as to whether or not they were “on your side” and hand-ing out flags to the ones that were and instructing them to wave them in support. Which is exactly what happened that night.

I like a raucous politi-cal rally as much as the next person, but City Council public hearings deserve a higher degree

of respect for dissent, equal access and an orderly public process than they were given that night.

Frank Blau

Will transit routes stay in place, help city’s reputation?

Good news regarding the 269 bus route. Not so good regarding the 927, which is discontin-

ued from the end of this month. That leaves the plateau without any off-peak buses.

Surely in this age of environmental and health concerns this should be a mitigat-ing factor against Sammamish’s record as one of the most desir-able places to live. Can the 269 be supported for a couple of midday jour-neys?

Bruce Lauckner

People generally have an “it-can’t-happen-here” atti-tude regarding crime. And until Sept. 17, nothing more than car burglaries, thefts and other “minor” crimes had occurred in this 15-year-old city.

Then, police got a call about a man who was either hurt or dead in his home on Southeast 26th Place. They rushed to the scene to do a welfare check and found a man had been murdered.

That left residents wondering for a few hours whether the city was safe.

Police quickly tracked down two suspects who were first arrested and later charged with murder. School offi-cials sent out alerts to parents, telling them there was no danger to the schools and that students were safe.

But the tranquility and safe feeling here has been bro-ken. What do people do to get that back?

Get involved when something is happening. Look out for one another. If you hear or see something suspicious, report it. Police would rather come out for a false call than come too late when something serious is happening.

“Police are privy to a lot of information that the aver-age person isn’t,” Sammamish Police Sgt. Tony Garza said. “For instance, if there’s a moving van in the neigh-borhood, and we know we’re looking for a moving van that has been stealing appliances out of houses under construction, then we can maybe prevent a string of such thefts.

“We want to be the ones to decide whether the infor-mation people are giving us is legitimate.”

Police regularly hear that someone had seen or heard something suspicious at the time of a crime, but didn’t report it, Garza said.

You can also get involved in a Neighborhood Block Watch. The system encourages neighbors to look out for each other and reduce crime by reporting suspicious activity. When Block Watch was started 20 years ago, resi-dential crime dropped 40 percent where there were Block Watch groups.

People can call 295-0770 to request a Block Watch meeting through the police department. An officer will be happy to give a presentation to an interested neighbor-hood.

Bottom line regarding anything suspicious — if you see something, say something.

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The days of needing a mouthful of metal brackets and wires to straighten your teeth may be coming to an end. These days many teenagers and adults are opting for Invisalign treatment, a product that uses a series of clear removable trays (aligners) to straighten teeth and correct bites. Dr. Mark Nelson and Dr. Todd Steinhart of Sammamish Orthodontics have seen a dramatic increase in the number of patients seeking Invisalign treatment.

“The technology has come so far that it has really become a viable alternative to traditional braces,” said Nelson. “There’s no doubt that our Invisalign patients are the happiest patients in our practice.”

Invisalign treatment has been available since 1998, but recent innovations now allow orthodontists to treat a wider range of cases.

“We’re offering many of our new patients the option of traditional braces or Invisalign treatment and educating them that the end result will be the same,” said Steinhart, “it becomes a patient preference decision.” While the end result between braces and Invisalign treatment may be similar, the path to get there is different.

“The main advantage of Invisalign over traditional braces is that the aligners are much less noticeable than braces,” said Nelson.

Other advantages include improved hygiene during treatment, fewer and shorter office visits (two to three months between appointments), and a more comfortable process without the change in diet that most braces patients face.

“Our Invisalign patients never have a pokey wire or a loose bracket,” explains Steinhart, “it’s really a treatment that fits the “on the go” lifestyle we see here in Sammamish.”

So who is choosing Invisalign? The biggest increase has been among teenagers. The aligners are removed for eating and brushing, but can remain in the mouth during sports and most other activities. Blake, a teenage Invisalign patient says, “As a singer-songwriter I love the fact that I can still do what I love with Invisalign trays in my mouth, and I still feel confident smiling in them.”

Carol-Ann, a current Invisalign patient who had braces as a teenager, says there’s no comparison between braces and Invisalign, “I would have never gone back into braces at my age, but I’m so happy with my Invisalign treatment. Most

people don’t even realize I’m wearing the aligners.”

One of the Invisalign technologies Dr. Nelson and Dr. Steinhart are most excited about is their recent purchase of an Itero scanner, which eliminates the need for impressions. “We’ve had the scanner for a couple of months now and patients absolutely love it, it’s an amazing technology,” said Nelson. The scans are 100% accurate and allow immediate transmittal to Invisalign for aligner fabrication. The scanner also has a treatment simulator application, which gives the patient a sneak preview of their final result within two minutes of completing their scan.

“It’s exciting for patients to be able to see the end result before they even start treatment, they love this feature,” said Steinhart.

The Itero scanner and Invisalign treatment are just two of the many ways Sammamish Orthodontics tailors their practice to the lives of their patients.

“People are busy, so we are constantly

looking for ways to seamlessly fit orthodontics into their lives,” explains Nelson.

Email and text appointment reminders, 24/7 emergency care, and same-day retainer delivery are just a few of the many ways the office caters to patients. But what is really creating buzz on the Plateau is the complimentary Ortho Shuttle service that takes middle and high school students to and from their appointments.

“Kids think it’s cool to get the VIP service from school, but their parents love it even more. It’s really convenient for those families where both parents work,” said Nelson.

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The Eastlake High School boys golf team isn’t used to losing, dropping only two conference dual matches in the past four seasons, which makes the start to the 2014 season a bit surprising.

The Wolves lost two of their first three Class 4A KingCo Conference out-ings — to Redmond and Issaquah — but rebounded to even their record with a 208-210 victory over the Inglemoor Vikings Sept. 18 at the Sahalee Country Club’s par-36 south course.

In some ways, Eastlake has had to start from scratch this fall. Four-time state qualifier Spencer

Weiss graduated, and the Wolves now feature four freshmen among their top-10 players.

However, it’s clear the ninth-grade class has plen-ty of talent and potential. Against Inglemoor, fresh-man Tommy McCoy had Eastlake’s low score at 40 strokes, and fellow frosh Robert Russo matched junior Gabe Lysen at 41.

That was enough to overcome Inglemoor’s two big guns: Mason Phalen shot 38 to win medal-ist honors, and Carter Tillotson shot 39 for second place.

On a wet day with slow greens and slightly sloppy course conditions, McCoy’s play on the par-3 holes

may have been the differ-ence between winning and losing for his team.

McCoy had a double-bogey six on the fourth hole, but rebounded on the

par-3 fifth by hitting the green and sinking a 15-foot birdie putt.

He repeated the feat later in the round following a bogey on No. 8, nailing his tee shot on No. 9 within five feet and draining another birdie.

“My iron game was on today, minus one shot, and just short putts that I missed really got me fired up,” McCoy said.

Lysen — McCoy’s play-ing partner — said the course conditions were difficult to ignore and over-come. Lysen had back-to-back double bogeys early in the round, but shot par on the final six holes to help the Wolves salvage the win.

It wasn’t Lysen’s best

round — he has shot in the 30s three times this season — but it was OK for one day, he indicated.

“Putts were just bounc-ing all over the place,” he noted. “I felt more nervous now because it’s hard to play with the sand on the course.”

Colby Stirrat (6-over-par 42) and Daanyal Nasar (8-over 44) were Eastlake’s other scorers. Scott Nielson, a co-captain and returning state qualifier, didn’t play.

Lysen has made some significant changes to his game recently, and bet-tered himself over the summer by playing with

By Neil Pierson

It has been three years since the Skyline High School boys cross country program sent a team to the state championships, and senior Blake Hallauer is hoping to do something about it.

“I think it would mean a lot,” Hallauer said of reach-ing state. “That’s always been our goal, and we felt like we were robbed last year just because of a few bad runs at the district meet.”

No one on this year’s

Skyline squad was part of the 2011 lineup that fin-ished 12th at the Class 4A meet in Pasco — the seniors

were freshmen then — but Hallauer is the most expe-rienced returning runner for a group that is hungry

to achieve something big.

Skyline’s boys had a couple of strong outings earlier in September during 2-mile races in Tacoma and Issaquah,

and they dominated in a Sept. 17 KingCo Conference meet at Klahanie Park. The Spartans scored 22 points to

easily outmatch Bothell (35) and Woodinville (48).

Hallauer won the 3-mile event in 16 minutes, 45 sec-onds, and said the numer-ous hills along the course proved to be difficult. His personal best at the stan-dard 3.1-mile distance is 17:01.9, and he’s looking to trim more than a minute off that by season’s end.

“I was pretty happy with it — didn’t have the compe-tition I was hoping for, but the Woodinville guys defi-nitely gave me a little run for my money,” Hallauer said. “I haven’t really ran

this course competitively in probably two years, so that was good.”

Spartans coach Brendan Hyland said competing at Klahanie Park serves a specific purpose. Skyline will run there again Oct. 8 against Inglemoor and Mount Si.

“We kind of take pride on being one of the harder courses … and our guys really look forward to each time we run it, because when we go on a flat course, we know it’s not

Eastlake golfers fend off Inglemoor’s tough test

Brewer, Hallauer lead Skyline cross country to wins

By Neil Pierson

Eastlake High School’s Gabe Lysen drives the ball off the tee dur-ing a Sept. 18 conference golf match with Inglemoor. Lysen shot 41 as the Wolves defeated the Vikings, 208-210.

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See RUNNERS, Page 8

By Neil Pierson

The Skyline High School boys cross country team pours forth from the starting line during a Sept. 17 meet against KingCo Conference opponents Bothell and Woodinville.

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Dr. Shadi’s philosophy is that childhood dental experiences establish a lifetime pattern of feelings towards dentistry, and she makes every effort to cre-ate a wonderful “dental home” for her young patients.

Having a daughter of her own, Dr. Shadi uses her own maternal experiences to create a positive environment for families from the first appointment. She listens and works with patients and parents to develop the best pos-

sible treatment.Following a visit

to the dentist’s office in the second grade, Dr. Shadi decided she would become a dentist. When she informed her family at age seven, they were amused. Little did they know where her determi-nation would take her!

In addition to extensive dental education, she excelled at advanced behavior manage-ment techniques, conscious sedation, limited orthodontics and working with special needs patients.

She is actively involved in the community, volunteering at health fairs, schools and community outreach programs.

Dr. Shadi, Dr. Ray and the entire staff work as a team to provide the most comprehensive care for all of their patients.

For more information, visitwww.highlandskidsdentistry.comor call 425-557-5437 (KIDS).

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NEW KIDS DENTISTRY IN THE HIGHLANDS

Dr. ShadiDr. Shadi knew at an early

age that she wanted to practice pediatric dentistry. After receiv-ing her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) in 1995, Dr. Shadi completed a Pediatric Dentistry residency at Tufts Dental School and Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston. She is a member of the American

Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Pediatric Association, the Washington Dental Association and the King County Dental Society. Dr. Shadi is licensed by the State of Washington as a specialist in pediatric dentistry.

Dr. SiSilas “Dr. Si” Dudley, DDS, MSD

is passionate about improving people’s lives by giving them the smile of their dreams. He knows good dental health and a confi-dent smile greatly improves qual-ity of life at any age. A Mercer Island native, Dr. Si completed his DDS at the University of the

Pacific, and his orthodontics specialty and Masters (MSD) at the University of Colorado of Dental Medi-cine. Dr. Si, his wife Rebecca, newborn Audrey and Roxy the Rottweiler reside in Seattle.

Dr. MariellaDr. Mariella Garcia obtained her

DDS degree in Lima, Peru followed by a two-year residency program in Advanced Education in General Dentistry and a two-year residency in Pediatric Dentistry, at the Uni-versity of Connecticut. She joined the University of Washington Dept. of Pediatrics in 2008. She is a

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going to be as hard as our course,” Hyland said. “I think it’s good mental preparation for them to run here.”

Although Hallauer “has been our most consistent runner to this point,” the coach said, he’s also comfortable with the rest of the pack. Against Bothell and Woodinville, eight Skyline ath-letes recorded times of 17:40 or less, including senior Gordon Hu, junior Kosay Hartmann, sophomore William Kimball and

freshman Griffin Ganz.Skyline’s girls were equally

impressive in dispatching their opponents. Led by junior Maizy Brewer, the Spartans nabbed the top five positions and scored 15 points to beat Bothell (45) and Woodinville (60).

Brewer, who was 11th at last year’s state meet, recorded a win-

ning time of 18:43, more than a minute and a half in front of teammate Mckenzie Deutsch, the runner-up.

Brewer spent much of her sum-mer running track with the Junior Olympics program, and Hyland said she’s trying to build on that by slowly increasing her mile-age, training on soft surfaces and

focusing on steep hills. Brewer was 16th at last November’s Nike BorderClash, an all-star race for Oregon and Washington prep run-ners.

“She’s really wanting to go back this year and go top 10 there,” Hyland said. “We’re kind of training her, ultimately, to be a top state fin-isher and qualify for BorderClash.”

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the Washington Junior Golf Association. He placed fifth at the WJGA state tournament in Spokane.

“For me, I’m trying to shoot par,” he explained. “I just had a couple swing lessons to fix my swing. I just changed my put-ting stroke. I’m trying to lead

the team into winning more matches.”

He could have plenty of help this fall if youngsters like McCoy continue playing well.

McCoy’s round wasn’t without its share of obstacles, one of them self-inflicted. On No. 7, he picked up his ball before marking it, a one-stroke penalty. He said he’d never made that mistake

before since he started playing competitively at age 10.

“I’m not sure if I’ve ever felt stupider,” he said with a chuckle.

“Other than that, I’d say it was a pretty good round.”

RP McCoy, his older brother, graduated last spring after a

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Conflicting storiesBut Patterson told King

County detectives that he talked with Shade about Bergesen, telling him that Bergesen had made sexual advances toward him, and had Shade come to the house at about midnight Sept. 16. Patterson said he then left the house and returned to find Shade beating Bergesen with a shovel.

He said he did tie up Bergesen and took his wal-let and credit cards, but he did so because Shade forced him to at knife point. He also said Shade forced him to drive Bergesen’s sto-len 2013 BMW 328 sedan to Canada and to use Bergesen’s credit cards.

Patterson said he had opportunities to escape from Shade, but “he was too traumatized by seeing his roommate beaten with a shovel,” the charging papers said. “He denied any involvement in planning this incident or in hitting the victim with a shovel.”

Shade told Canadian police that he went to the house to defend Patterson,

and that both of them hit Bergesen with shovels.

Shade told King County detectives that he had only known Patterson for 24 hours before the kill-

ing, and that Patterson discussed with him a plan to drug Bergesen, take his money and car, and go to Canada. Patterson told him that he did online research

into drugs to tranquilize Bergesen.

Shade said when Patterson let him into Bergesen’s house, Patterson took a shovel and rope and led Shade upstairs and told him to wait in his room. Shade said he heard noises from down the hall about 12 seconds later and when he ran into the room, Patterson was beat-ing Bergesen with a shovel. Shade said he also then “hit the victim once or twice with his shovel,” and that they then tied Bergesen up with the rope.

Shade showered and then the pair left the house. On their way to Canada, Patterson used Bergesen’s credit card “to buy gas, two Canadian pre-paid cell phones, an Apple Macbook computer and clothes.”

Arrest in Canada, extradition next

Police found the men because Bergesen’s BMW had a tracking device on it. The men were arrested at a motel. Canadian police arrested the men for possession of the sto-len car and illegally enter-ing Canada.

Patterson’s criminal history includes convic-

tions for criminal trespass, assault, custodial assault, identity theft, theft and forgery. Bergesen had supported him during his recent charges, taking him to attorney meetings and attending his sentencing.

Bergesen was plan-ning to go to Los Angeles on Sept. 17. The day before his death, he had exchanged text messages with Patterson’s sister about the trip, and said he was concerned about Patterson’s progress in reg-istering for school and his ability to make his month-ly restitution payments.

Shade is apparently from Texas and has no criminal history, pros-ecutors said. His booking form shows he lived in Issaquah and worked at Issaquah Cedar & Lumber.

Patterson has dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship, Sgt. DB Gates, of the King County Sheriff’s Office, said.

The next step in the case is for prosecutors to extradite the pair. The request has to go through the Office of International Affairs, part of the U.S. Justice Department, and can be a lengthy process, King County Prosecutor’s Office Spokesman Dan Donohoe said.

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Victim’s church speaks out

This statement from Richard Bergesen’s church was released last week:

All of us at Overlake Christian Church who knew Rich Bergesen personally are grieving today.

Rich’s caring and compassionate heart touched many hurting people in our world. From ministering to street kids impacted by HIV/AIDS in South African townships, to community outreaches in Chile, to opening his home to a teenager in need, Rich was tireless in helping build the Kingdom of God here on earth. Rich was a tre-mendous friend, and a vibrant, essential part of our church family.

When Rich learned the story of Kevin Patterson, a home-

less young man whom our team befriended and began serving in December 2012, Rich offered him a place to stay and helped him take positive steps in his life. Rich and Kevin attended Sunday services, and were both at OCC last weekend. Rich had recently said that the nearly year-long experi-ence, though stretching, was positive and that he felt blessed to be able to help someone in this sig-nificant way. Rich was in the trenches of Christian ministry — being the hands and feet of Jesus to those hurting in our world.

We pray now for all who knew and loved Rich and were touched by his open-hearted-ness, generosity and courage. We also pray for Kevin and those who care about him and are grieving today as well.

Overlake Christian Church, Redmond

IRS warns of pervasive phone scam

A sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, which first surfaced last year, has been making its way through Sammamish.

The Internal Revenue Service first warned the public of the scam in October 2013. Taxpayers are told they owe money to the IRS, and the debts must be paid promptly with pre-loaded debit cards or wire transfers.

If the taxpayer refus-es to cooperate, he or she is threatened with arrest, deportation or the suspension of his or her business or driver’s license. In many cases, the callers have become hostile and insulting.

IRS officials said last year the scam had infiltrated nearly every state in the country. Sammamish police Sgt. Tony Garza said sev-eral city residents had reported receiving simi-lar phone calls recently.

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