Friends of Roger Roberts – an Auburn man stabbed to death July 2 – raised more than a $1,000 dollars for Roberts’ family at a benefit show at the Game Farm Park Amphitheater on Tuesday.
The event featured performances from several local bands, as well as a martial arts display from HPG Pro jujitsu.
Among the musical performances slated for the show were sets by Allison, Prestige, Kekoa, Ryan Jochim, The Schizo Typical, Boostie, Mad Mike, Chris Kruis and Your Victory.
Longhorn Barbecue catered the benefit.
All proceeds went toward helping Roberts’ family pay for medical and funeral costs.
A fund for Roberts’ family has been set up at Boeing Employee Credit Union. Any one interested in donating can contribute to the Roger W. Roberts Benevolence Fund, account number 3590784994.
The event was organized by Amber Sauve and Samantha Jennings, both friends of Roberts.
Roberts, 23, was killed just before midnight on July 2.
Police documents allege that Seattle resident Marcus Frounfelter, 24, stabbed Roberts during an altercation at 909 6th St. SE. The Auburn police affidavit of probable cause said Roberts intervened to break up a fight between Frounfelter’s aunt and her live-in boyfriend and was stabbed in the chest. The King County Medical Examiner reported that Roberts died of a single stab wound to the heart.
Frounfelter is being held on $1 million bail in the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. He will be arraigned at 9 a.m. July 19 in courtroom GA.
