Two held in connection with killing of Uber driver in Issaquah
Cherno Ceesay, 28, was found stabbed to death in his car in Issaquah. Police say he was killed after he responded to a ride request through Uber. Author: Tony Black Updated: 12:25 PM PST December 18, 2020
ISSAQUAH, Wash. Two people are in custody in the King County Jail after allegedly killing an Uber driver.
Court documents show the Uber driver, identified as 28-year-old Cherno Ceesay, of Kirkland, was killed almost immediately after picking the suspects up. The court documents lay out the alleged timeline.
At 9:03 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13, an Uber account was created by an email address and phone number attached to the two suspects, a man and a woman, who are both 21 years old, according to the Issaquah Police Department. The new account was used to hail a ride.