WA man sentenced 11 years in prison for hate crime attacks on Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls
A Washington man was sentenced on October 18 to 11 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for federal civil rights and firearms offenses in connection with four attacks that damaged or destroyed several Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls in western Washington. Mikey Diamond Starrett, also known as Michael Jason Layes, 52, of […]
Sedro Woolley man sentenced to seven years for hate crime
SEATTLE, Wash., November 14, 2023—Kalvinn Garcia, 26, of Sedro Woolley, was sentenced on October 3 in federal court to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing a hate crime in connection with a bias-motivated arson at Queer/Bar, a nightclub and event space in downtown Seattle. Arson is punishable by a […]
