Washington: ‘Verses in the Quran seemed to indicate to him that it would be necessary for him to kill Rios’

Wells may be legitimately mentally ill. On the other hand, there are plenty of Qur’an verses calling for killing (2:191, 4:89, 9:5, 47:4, etc.).

“Man charged in Shoreline woman’s murder told police he had the ‘premeditation’ to kill her,” KING 5, March 30, 2022:

SHORELINE, Wash. — Disclaimer: This story contains graphic details that may be upsetting. 

Tyrone Bernard Wells Jr. was charged with first-degree murder in King County Superior Court on Wednesday after a woman was found “brutally murdered” at his Shoreline home.

Prosecutors requested Wells’ bail be set at $5 million to reflect the “extreme danger” he poses to the community if he was released from jail, according to charging documents.

Wells allegedly called 911 around 7:21 a.m. on Sunday, March 27, and told dispatchers he wanted to “report a murder,” according to court documents. Wells reportedly told dispatchers “the murder was on my account… I murdered her” and that he used a hatchet and a pair of bolt cutters to kill the woman.

Shoreline Police Chief Ryan Abbot said when officers arrived at the complex, Wells was waiting for them and had blood on his clothes. He was detained without incident, according to Abbott.

Officers found a woman dead inside Wells’ apartment, laying face down with “major trauma about the head.” The scene was “extremely bloody,” according to court documents. A hatchet and bolt cutters were found lying near the woman’s body, court documents said.

Wells told police he had known the victim, who was later identified as Randee Leeann Rios, 32, since he moved to Washington from California in 2017, according to court documents. Wells alleged he and the victim had a relationship and she would come over and stay with him on occasion.

Wells told police he used methamphetamine and had been awake “since Wednesday.” The last time he reported using meth was the day before the murder, on Saturday, March 26. That night, Wells invited Rios to come to his apartment to stay the night.

Wells told police he had the “premeditation” to kill her at the time he invited her over, according to court documents.

Wells reported he had been reading the Quran before Rios came over and told police “that verses in the Quran seemed to indicate to him that it would be necessary for him to kill Rios.” Wells later told police, “For the record… I’m not trying to throw that religion thing in there as a defense,” according to court documents….