Convicted sex offender arrested in high-risk stop

Name: Convicted sex offender arrested in high-risk stop
Uploaded: 2026-01-30T02:29:48Z
Description: A fugitive sex offender is back behind bars after the King County Sheriff's Office Metro Transit Police Street Crimes Unit, deputies and a K9 unit made a high-risk traffic stop in Seattle. 28-year-old Payton Smith is in jail, charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.

A fugitive sex offender is back behind bars after the King County Sheriff's Office Metro Transit Police Street Crimes Unit, deputies and a K9 unit made a high-risk traffic stop in Seattle. 28-year-old Payton Smith is in jail, charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.

Posted January 29, 2026 6:29pm PST