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Costco worker charged with murder after admitting he ran colleague off the road in jealous rage: Police
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Key Points:
- Tyler Martin Sorensen, a 22-year-old Costco employee in Issaquah, Washington, has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly ramming a coworker, Jonathan Langdon, off the road, causing a fatal motorcycle crash.
- Sorensen confessed to the act, citing jealousy over seeing Langdon hugging a woman Sorensen claimed to have briefly dated, though the woman denied any romantic relationship and accused Sorensen of crossing boundaries.
- The incident occurred on July 31 near the Costco where both men worked, and surveillance footage showed Sorensen's gray sedan collide with Langdon's motorcycle before fleeing the scene.
- Langdon was ejected from his bike, struck a metal signpost, and died at the scene despite wearing a helmet; Sorensen later returned to the crash site with his father and admitted involvement to police.
- Sorensen is held on $2 million bail and has pleaded not guilty; it remains unclear if he has retained legal representation.
