Woman gets 5 years for aiding the killing of 4 Washington police officers
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A woman convicted of rendering criminal assistance in the shooting deaths of four Lakewood police officers was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison — half the time sought by prosecutors.
Pierce County Deputy Prosecutor Kevin McCann had asked for a 10-year sentence for LaTanya Clemmons.
But Judge Stephanie Arend ruled that five years was the maximum she could give under sentencing guidelines and jury findings.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}After deliberating for three days, the jury found Clemmons guilty last week of two counts of first-degree rendering criminal assistance.
The 34-year-old Clemmons is the sister of Maurice Clemmons, an ex-convict who gunned down the officers in November at a Parkland coffee shop as they started their day.
Maurice Clemmons was shot by one of the dying officers but managed to escape. He was killed two days later by a Seattle police officer during a manhunt.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors said LaTanya Clemmons paid for a motel room and bus fare for alleged getaway driver Darcus Allen. He is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty to aggravated murder charges.
Clemmons is the mother of a 6-year-old daughter.
Killed in the attack were Sgt. Mark Renninger and officers Tina Griswold, Greg Richards and Ronald Owens.
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Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com