06/01/2026
UPDATE WITH BAIL OF $500,000.00 and a multitude of additional charges.
Arraignment June 4, 2026 9:00AM
MILLER, ELINTA LORENZO JEROME
City & State: RENTON, WA
Age: 22 S*x: M
Arrest Date: 05/30/2026 Released Date: In custody
Offenses:
46.61.024 ATTEMPT TO ELUDE 2610011819 SUP
9A.56.068 POSSESSION OF STOLEN VEHICLE 2610011819 SUP
9A.76.040 RESISTING ARREST 2610011819 SUP
9A.76.020 OBS PUB SER 2610011819 SUP
9A.36.050 RECKLESS ENDANGER 2610011819 SUP
9A.36.031.1 ASSAULT 3RD 2610011819 SUP
9A.56.063 MAKE/HAVE VEH PRWL/THFT TOOLS 2610011819 SUP
9A.56.310 POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARM 2610011819 SUP
9A.56.160 POSS STOLEN PROP 2 2610011819 SUP
9A.56.170 POSS STOLEN PROPERTY 2610011819 SUP
77.15.460 LOADED RIFLE IN M/V 2610011819 SUP
9.41.250 DISPLAY/CONCEAL DANGEROUS WPN 2610011819 SUP
9.41.190 MACHINE GUN PROHIBIT 2610011819 SUP
Total Bail: $500,000.00
RCW 10.58.020
Presumption of innocence—Conviction of lowest degree, when.
Every person charged with the commission of a crime shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved by competent evidence beyond a reasonable doubt; and when an offense has been proved against him or her, and there exists a reasonable doubt as to which of two or more degrees he or she is guilty, he or she shall be convicted only of the lowest.
STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERED. ONE SUSPECT ARRESTED, ONE STILL OUTSTANDING
Early this morning, Saturday, May 30, King County deputies advised that a stolen Hyundai had fled from them eastbound over Snoqualmie Pass into Kittitas County.
Around 6:30 a.m., Ellensburg Police officers located the Hyundai and attempted to stop it, but the vehicle fled and officers lost contact with it. About half an hour later, Kittitas County deputies located the stolen car occupied by two men near University Way and Chestnut Street in Ellensburg. The vehicle again fled toward the freeway, and deputies pursued.
During the pursuit, both suspects threw fire extinguishers from the vehicle at deputies and discharged additional extinguishers in an apparent attempt to obscure the vision of pursuing deputies.
Washington State Patrol troopers were eventually able to spike the tires of the Hyundai on I-90 near milepost 106. The disabled car veered through the median and into the eastbound lanes, where both suspects bailed out and ran, leaving the vehicle in drive. Deputies blocked the vehicle’s progress and closed the eastbound freeway.
The suspects jumped over the guardrail and into the Yakima River. Ellensburg Police officers launched a drone and located one suspect hiding in thick brush along the shoreline. He was taken into custody.
Yakima Police officers responded to assist with a K-9, but the second suspect remains outstanding.
The arrested suspect has been positively identified as 22-year old Elinta Lorenzo Miller of Renton. Miller has also been identified by investigators as a suspect in a different vehicle theft in Ronald on May 13 and was one of two men captured in security camera video that day. A photo from that video is attached. Deputies who saw the second fleeing suspect believe he is the second suspect in that same video, seen with long hair, a short beard, and a black T-shirt.
Investigators believe both men may be connected to numerous vehicle thefts in Kittitas County and elsewhere.
A search of the recovered Hyundai found a short-barreled AR-15-style rifle loaded with green-tip rifle ammunition, a bag containing additional loaded magazines, and a suspected unregistered suppressor.
Investigators believe the outstanding suspect has local ties and may seek shelter in the area. Residents west of Ellensburg should make sure their homes, outbuildings, and especially vehicles are secure. Anyone who sees this suspect or knows anything about his whereabouts should call 911 immediately. Do not approach him.
Kittitas County deputies will continue working with the agencies that assisted today to locate and arrest the outstanding suspect.
