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Slaying of teen brings 90 years
Erick Walker is sentenced to more than 90 years in prison for the death of Molly Conley and the string of drive-by shootings he committed in June 2013.
City Center plans expand Apartment complexes and a hotel are part of Lynnwood’s efforts to create a walkable downtown core and accommodate growth. By Rikki King Herald Writer
Wynne on Tuesday said after listening to the evidence at trial he believed that Walker wanted to create fear in the community to make himself feel important. “Mr. Walker, this court considers you a terrorist,” Wynne said. To protect Snohomish County and to restore some sense of security, the defendant deserves the maximum sentence, the judge said.
LYNNWOOD — Three major construction projects are set to break ground this year in Lynnwood’s new City Center. The private development, priced at more than $100 million, includes two apartment complexes and a hotel. They fold into an ambitious decade-old plan by city leaders to create a walkable downtown core. That means shorter blocks, wider sidewalks and taller buildings where 196th Street SW meets I-5. “It really grows our community in a way that people would want to see,” said Janiene Lambert, the City Center program manager. The development is fueled in part by light rail coming to Lynnwood. Sound Transit is expected to start construction in 2018 to extend light rail to the transit center south of 200th Street SW. There’s a flurry of work ahead: Two new arterials are planned for the City Center area, 196th Street SW is set to be widened, and the Costco north of Alderwood mall is expected to open this summer. The roadwork is aimed at avoiding a congestion nightmare in an already crowded crossroads. City Center is designed to help Lynnwood absorb projected population growth, Lambert said. Lynnwood, halfway between Everett and Seattle, is expected to grow from 36,000 to 54,000 people over the next 20 years.
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Molly Conley’s grandmother cries as she listens to her son, John Conley, talk about his daughter during Walker’s sentencing Tuesday in Snohomish County Superior Court.
Erick Walker denies shooting Molly Conley, is likely to appeal By Diana Hefley Herald Writer
EVERETT — A Snohomish County judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Boeing mechanic to more than 90 years in prison for a driveby shooting spree that killed 15-year-old Molly Conley. “The intent of this court is that you serve the rest of your life in prison,” Superior Court Judge Thomas Wynne said.
Erick Walker, 28, showed no emotion as the judge handed down the sentence. The Marysville man Molly Conley is expected to appeal his conviction and his attorney, Mark Mestel, had advised Walker not to say anything Tuesday. Walker has denied shooting Molly on June 1, 2013. He also
has denied being responsible for gunfire at occupied homes between Lake Stevens and Marysville hours later. One bullet hit a bedroom where young children were sleeping. Another struck a house where a 15-yearold girl was baby-sitting her younger sibling while her parents were out. Prosecutors have called the shootings random. They’ve never publicly speculated on a motive.
Lawmakers agree on one thing: Special session likely OLYMPIA — The governor and legislative leaders agreed Tuesday that, barring a miracle, there will be a special session of the Legislature after its regular session, scheduled to end Sunday. Agreeing on a two-year budget this week seems impossible. The only question seems to be how soon a special session
will commence. There’s talk of adjourning Friday and starting an overtime session Monday. The lead budget-writer in the House, Rep. Ross Hunter, D-Medina, thinks there needs to be a cooling-off period. “Everyone needs to go to the dentist,” he said. Republican leaders expressed irritation and resignation that extra time will be needed. Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler,
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R-Ritzville, thinks a special session should begin immediately. Gov. Jay Inslee hasn’t decided what to do in terms of overtime, and he’s the decision maker. “I am not ever surprised at democracy,” Inslee said with hope Tuesday. “Obviously we are going to keep focusing on getting the job done as soon as possible.” The two parties have been unable to find a path around some big boulders blocking a compromise
A.M. anthem O say can you hear: To comply with Navy regulations, commanders at Naval Station Everett recently changed the morning bugle call to the national anthem and boosted the external speaker system’s output (Page A3).
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on a budget, and negotiations are occurring at a glacial pace. Hunter has said an agreement was needed by Wednesday to allow time to get the budget written, reviewed and voted on by Sunday. But budget writers in the two chambers are not close to shaking hands on a deal. “We have got significant work to do,” Hunter said. “The likelihood that we would come to an agreement is almost zero.”
The base lowered the volume a bit after fielding calls from north Everett residents, who should thank their lucky stars that they don’t live near the Seattle stadiums and have to listen to some celebrity murder the anthem before every game. Tap a keg a day: Police
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in Kentucky say rogue distillery workers stole thousands of dollars’ worth of whiskey over the past five or so years (Page A13). The alleged thieves stole more booze than one person could possibly drink in a lifetime, said the local prosecutor, who obviously doesn’t have an Irish uncle.
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Schoesler was a little less pessimistic. A little. “I’ve always said the glass is half-full, and I want to be the last one to give up the last glimmer of hope,” Schoesler said. The governor talked to reporters before meeting privately with leaders of the Senate Republican Caucus. He is to meet with Democratic leaders this week, too. See SESSION, Page A6
Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1952, a 31-kiloton nuclear bomb was detonated in Nevada on live national TV (Today in History, Page D6). It was the biggest bomb ever on TV until Jay Leno’s short-lived prime-time show in 2009.
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