Robbery/Murder Suspect Held In Juvenile Jail

A 17 year old arrested at a Yakima motel on Saturday is sitting in the County juvenile jail today on a murder charge. The teen was arrested Saturday afternoon for the stabbing death of 47 year old Luis Negrete Morales of Toppenish. Police believe he was killed during a robbery. Authorities found Morales in the 3 hundred block of Chehalis Avenue early Saturday morning. The 17 year old suspect is being held in the Yakima County juvenile jail.