April 04, 2006

WA: Olympia court updates

I saw the KING 5 satellite truck outside Juvy today.

Teen gets light sentence in vehicular homicide case (with video):

An Olympia teen was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days detention for her reckless driving that killed a man...

The juvenile had the benefit of a good defense lawyer, Jim Dixon. A link to the most current Washington juvenile disposition manual can be found on this page.

Tonight's channel 5 news also had more details on Friday's attack inside the main courthouse:

Court papers tell of violent attack on jail guard

Sixty-two-year-old Carl W. Vance faces a(n)... assault charge. Meanwhile the 35-year-old corrections officer he's accused of assaulting remains in an Olympia hospital because of injuries suffered in Friday's escape attempt...

Updates 04/05/06: from the local paper -

Girl gets 30 days for fatality

Inmate faces possible life sentence in assault case

‘She’s going to be OK’ - Sister of injured officer recounts day

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