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Originally published Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 8:50 AM
23-year sentence for Olympia homeless homicide
A 21-year-old man was sentenced Monday in Olympia to 23 years in prison for his role in a stabbing death at a homeless camp.
The Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. —
A 21-year-old man was sentenced Monday in Olympia to 23 years in prison for his role in a stabbing death at a homeless camp.
Prosecutors say Jason Beeson gave a co-defendant the knife used last October to kill Matthew Samlock.
The Olympian reports (http://is.gd/MVxXwB) Beeson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
The co-defendant, 21-year-old Jakob Curtis, pleded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced in February to 33 years in prison.
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Information from: The Olympian, http://www.theolympian.com
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