A Washington mother has been arrested for her suspected efforts to hinder investigators followingthe vicious rape and murder of a 16-year-old boylate last month, allegedly at the hands of the woman’s two sons, PEOPLE confirms.
Kindra Rose Adamson, 43, of Randle, was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with two counts of rendering criminal assistance in the first-degree in the death ofBenjamin Eastman III, Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer tells PEOPLE.
Adamson is the mom of Benito “Benny” Marquez, 16, and 21-year-old Jonathon Adamson, who have both been charged with first-degree murder and rape, among other counts, in Eastman’s fatal beating.
“[Kindra’s] arrest is based on her actions and knowledge of the crime after the homicide, but prior to the arrest of the two suspects,” the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office stated in a news release.
But Kindra’s younger son, Marquez, told her “what they had done” later that Sunday while “destroying evidence” at her house with her present, the affidavit alleges.
Instead of revealing the murder, however, Kindra allegedly “continued to provide false information to deliberately stall and/or mislead” law enforcement.
His dad,Benjamin “B.J.” Eastman Jr., tells PEOPLE he believes “she [Kindra] was hiding something.”
“When we first went to her house looking for Ben,” B.J. says, “she came outside and told us she came outside herself at 3 a.m. [on June 24] looking for Ben because he told Benny he was on his way over.”
Kindra is scheduled to appear in Lewis County Superior Court on Wednesday afternoon. It was not immediately clear if she has retained an attorney who could comment on her behalf.
Detention records show Kindra remains behind bars without bail.
B.J. told PEOPLE he last saw his son on the night of June 23. The next morning, when he realized Ben had left home, he figured the teen was at Marquez’s house, where he often spent time as the two had been close friends since kindergarten.
With his son still missing days later, B.J.began a fruitless search.
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On June 29, police took Jonathon and Marquez into custody after they allegedly fled the county and headed east.
PEOPLE’s attempts to reach Marquez’s family have not been successful. A lawyer for him and Jonathon previously declined to comment, saying it was still early in the case.
The brothers are being held in lieu of $10 million bond each and are tentatively scheduled to return to court on Thursday.
“Our agency will continue to hold those involved in this horrific act responsible for their actions,” Lewis County Sheriff Robert Snaza said in a statement. “This includes anyone else who may be identified as part of this investigation in the future.”
Anyone with additional information in the case is urged to call the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office at 360-748-9286 or Lewis County Communications at 360-740-1105.
source: people.com
