Facebook video leads Pullman police to suspect

PULLMAN – Tyler Knight found that if you post a video of your crime to Facebook, the Pullman police are going to find it.

Tyler S. Knight, 23, of Pullman, was charged on May 25 in Whitman County Superior Court with robbery in the first degree.

On June 13, 2019, Knight allegedly met with the male victim in a parking lot of a skate park in Pullman and beat him while a friend video recorded the assault and theft. He reportedly posted it on a Facebook account to brag about knocking out the victim.

The two men had met months earlier when Knight allegedly “threw (the victim) around because he told K...