After almost five years, police have arrested a suspect in the disappearance and assumed murder of a Kent man.

Austin Leming, 36 years old at the time, was first reported missing to the Puyallup Police Department on December 21, 2021.

Leming ran a construction and landscaping business in the Enumclaw area, and his business partner.

Initially, his last known location was reported to be in Puyallup, and police say there were indications he went missing under suspicious circumstances.

As investigators began to trace his last known movements, they were eventually led to an apartment in Kent.

Kent Police Detectives took over the case and continued to canvas for Leming.

According to the Kent Police Department, after “intense investigation,” Kent detectives were able to piece together that

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