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In what he recalls as a 鈥渟urreal day,鈥� the father of a slain Tacoma cannabis store worker told The Dori Monson Show that the hours leading up to his son鈥檚 killing were an otherwise 鈥渨onderful鈥� day with a stroll down memory lane.

Now, Dennis Brown of Gig Harbor is coming to grips with the consequences of a judicial system that released two teens in the previous alleged robbery before allegedly killing his son. Police say Jordan Brown, 29, was shot and killed March 19 at World of Weed in Tacoma鈥檚 Eastside neighborhood while trying to stop two boys from robbing the business.

That morning started as a father-son day, Dennis Brown told Dori’s listeners. Even though it was more than an hour from their Gig Harbor home, Jordan convinced his dad to drive north together to shop for a car together and then visit Jordan鈥檚 childhood Shoreline and Lake Forest Park hometowns.

鈥淚t was such a wonderful day for him and I,鈥� Dennis Brown remembers. 鈥淲e went around the old neighborhood. We went to Shorecrest (High School) and Kellogg (Middle School) to see how his old schools got rebuilt. Then we topped it off and he treated me to Dick鈥檚 Drive-In on Lake City Way.

鈥淲hen I dropped him off at work at 3 p.m., he said ‘I really appreciate you taking me up there. . . I love you.鈥� We just really enjoyed our time together.鈥�

Later that night, the elder Brown arrived to pick up Jordan from his work shift at the cannabis retailer, where officers told him his son had been killed.

鈥淚 was devastated,鈥� Brown recalled. 鈥淚 just sat there, probably for an hour in my car, and cried.鈥�

Almost as painful for Brown? Learning that his son鈥檚 alleged killers were 15- and 16-year-old boys who were released from an earlier alleged crime.

The alleged killers, Marshon Jones, 15, and Montrell D. Hatfield, 16, were released with electronic ankle monitors by King County Superior Court Judge Averil Rothrock in February. They appeared before her in connection to an early 2022 Federal Way alleged pot shop robbery and pistol whipping.

King and Pierce County authorities reported the boys removed the ankle devices before going on a further pawnshop and cannabis robbery spree. They are now being held in Pierce County, where they are charged with first-degree murder of Jordan Brown.

Given what you now know, Dori asked Dennis Brown, how do you feel about how the lead-up to Jordan鈥檚 case was handled?

鈥淛udges have a lot of discretion,鈥� Brown said. 鈥淭he decision can cause a lot of collateral damage. In this case 鈥� her decision 鈥� a wonderful young man was murdered.鈥�

If Rothrock had 鈥渏ust listened to the prosecuting attorneys and everyone else,鈥� Brown said, his son would be alive today. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 want another case like my son鈥檚.

In a response from King County Superior Court, communications manager Amy Roe wrote to The Dori Monson Show.

鈥淭he risk assessment tool utilized in every case indicated detention on Electronic Home Monitoring,鈥� Roe wrote. 鈥淭his was the recommendation made to the judge by Juvenile Court Services.聽The law requires the least restrictive means of detention, and the judge is obligated to follow the law.鈥�

In this case, Dori adds, the level of violence involved in the Federal Way pawn shop case should have triggered a stronger and more restrictive hold on the teens before their trial.

鈥淪omewhere in our society, there are juveniles who are just violent, and they commit these horrible, horrific crimes,鈥� Brown continued. 鈥淭hey forfeit the right to go home.鈥�

Meanwhile, the Brown family is preparing to celebrate Jordan鈥檚 life with family and friends this weekend.

His son 鈥渓oved art, drawing, playing the guitar,鈥� Brown told Dori鈥檚 listeners. 鈥淗e was an avid reader. He would sit there and read and read and then go draw all night. Jordan was a kid that never got in trouble. He was a mellow kid and an introvert – like some artists are when they love their craft. He had dear friends.鈥�

Jordan鈥檚 killers 鈥渢ook away a young man from our community,鈥� he said. 鈥淎 decision was made that left a hole in our family, devastated us.鈥�

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