Warrant issued for suspect in Kennewick homicide
By Dan Thesman on Friday, November 4th, 2022 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
KENNEWICK – The Kennewick Police Department said the Benton County Prosecutor’s Office issued an arrest warrant for Richard Jacobsen, 34, for the alleged crime of second-degree murder.
Jacobsen is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend, Brandy Ebanez, 34, of Kennewick and dumping her body into the Columbia River. Her remains were found by a fisherman on Sept. 27.
Currently in custody in the Multnomah County Jail in Portland, Jacobsen has yet to be extradited from Oregon, but KPD said this will occur soon.
Police tracked him to the Portland area using cell phone data.
Image via Kennewick Police Department
