An advocacy group spoke out after what many see as an alarmingly light sentence handed down against an Auburn man.
Matthew Darnell was caught on camera trying to abduct a barista back in January, but he’s already back on the streets after copping a plea deal.
“We see that all the time. There are a variety of reasons why that happens but the message it sends to victims is what happened to you wasn’t important,” said Stone. “The other thing it does is that it says people that are behaving in this way, not that big of a deal. You’re not going to be held accountable.”
The plea deal came with a felony harassment conviction. The sentence is 50 days in county jail plus time served, so he spent a total of 220 days in jail. He also has to pay a $500 fine. That fine is a mandatory victim penalty assessment amount, which is standard in every felony case per the King County Prosecutor’s Office.
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