Zachary Kier is 5'11", 180 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Some people were seriously hurt and he needs to turn himself in and come forward," said Officer Belleme. I mean, there's some real responsibility here he needs to take. "You can't just drive your vehicle and crash into 71-year-old victims, leaving your passengers behind and exit. His criminal history includes convictions for Theft, Identity Theft, Forgery, Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Vehicle Theft and numerous misdemeanors. Police think Kier fled the scene because he is on supervision for Possession of a Controlled Substance and is not allowed to leave King County without permission from his supervising DOC officer. It pushed that victim's vehicle back about 15 - 20 feet and it almost kicked it 90 degrees sideways," said Officer Belleme. The two were heading home to Camano Island and had just exited a large roundabout to the north of the Seattle Premium Outlets when their Chrysler was hit head-on. A lot of folks will say ‘Really? Three to eight months for an AK?’ but that’s what we’re limited to and it’s not just King County, statewide,” explained McNerthney, who added Bell’s criminal history also included harassment, trespassing and interfering with domestic violence reporting, amongst other crimes."They had just spent the night at the casino having a great time, spending time together," said Officer Belleme. The range for unlawful gun possession with this guy’s history is three to eight months and again, that’s set by state lawmakers. “The sentencing range for first-degree attempted robbery as set by state lawmakers is 27 to 36 months. That’s really, really terrifying and this could have ended much worse,” he added. “When police found him, it turns out that this was a loaded AK-47 that was slung on the guy’s back with a full magazine and a round in the chamber. He demanded money and then took this rifle and pointed directly at the clerk,” said McNerthney. The guy who was working at QFC said ‘Sure, but you gotta pay for them,’ and that really set off the defendant. This guy walks in with what the clerk at the QFC thought was a rifle slung across his back and he asked for cigarettes. on New Year’s Day at the QFC right there on 145th NE Street on the North Seattle-Shoreline border. The mom suffered a really serious compound arm and shoulder fracture that required emergency surgery,” he added. The three-year-old was in a car seat, but the impact was so intense that the child got a concussion when she was flung up to the ceiling of this car, and her dad got a concussion too. “It was a young couple in their 20s with their three-year-old daughter in the back. “There was a red light there but this car didn’t stop, and plowed into the back of a Tesla,” said McNerthney. The driver was speeding and drifting across all lanes before suddenly exiting the highway. On a Sunday night in September 2020, multiple 911 calls came in about someone driving erratically on I-405. And people who commit felony crimes can expect charges whenever we can prove those cases, regardless of where they happen in King County,” he added.Ĭase #2 Dangerous Driver Vehicular Assault, Illegal Gun (Travis Swan) “An important thing to note here is that victims of crimes deserve justice regardless of where they live. The defendant was sentenced to 12 months on Friday and also 18 months in community custody with the Department of Corrections,” said McNerthney. “What happened here with this felony arson conviction, even though he’s got multiple misdemeanor convictions, his range was 12 to 14 months. “And that matters, because in Washington state if you’re convicted of misdemeanors, those don’t count towards your offender score, which influences how long you stay in prison for a new offense,” explained McNerthney. His conviction history includes multiple assault cases and criminal trespass, harassment, interfering with domestic violence reporting,” he said.īut most of those convictions involved misdemeanors. “He’s got a history of violence, which King County prosecutors showed to the judge with our high bail request. “And faced with that evidence, the defendant pleaded guilty and he was ultimately convicted of felony arson charges and said that he maliciously sent that tent on fire,” McNerthney said. McNerthney says Seattle Police did great work getting the evidence to prosecutors and they were able to immediately file the case.
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