WA: Maldonado gets his new lawyer

New lawyer will defend mall shooter

Dominick S. Maldonado has a new attorney.

Veteran defense lawyer Ray Thoenig will defend the man who opened fire and held hostages in the Tacoma Mall on Nov. 20. Maldonado is charged with 15 crimes, including attempted murder, kidnapping and assault...

Thoenig, who typically will say little about the high-profile cases he often works on, returned a call to The News Tribune this week only to say, “No comment.”

The man's a mensch.