The woman killed Monday in University Place has been identified as Keisha M. Lewis. The man suspected of killing Lewis and taking their 9-month-old daughter, 23-year-old Joseph Lester, has been arrested and booked into Pierce County Jail.
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A cleaning crew arrives at a duplex in University Place, November 1, 2011, where a young mother was slain the night before. Her name has not been officially released. Joseph Lester, 23, turned himself in and was booked into Pierce County Jail just after 2:15 a.m. Nov. 1, on suspicion of first-degree murder.
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A man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and kidnapping their 9-month-old daughter has been arrested and booked into Pierce County Jail.
Joseph Lester, 23, turned himself in at a Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup overnight. He had his daughter and an attorney with him, Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.
The baby girl is safe and now in state protective custody.
Read more: Suspect in custody in University Place slaying; Amber Alert canceled
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