A 54-year-old Everett man who was granted clemency by Governor Jay Inslee in 2019 is back behind bars, accused of possessing enough drugs to kill hundreds of thousands of people potentially.
“He’s doing illegal stuff. Throw him in jail,” Gee Scott, co-host of “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio, declared bluntly regarding the allegations.
Percy Levy was arrested last week following a traffic stop in Snohomish County. A subsequent search of his home, conducted under a warrant, revealed large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, illegal firearms, and a scale. He now faces 11 felony charges, each carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
This arrest will lead to questions over restorative justice programs
Since clemency, Levy has been working in restorative justice, programs focused on rehabilitating offenders over more-harsh prison sentences. Gee noted that stories like this give people the reason to be “skeptical when it comes to restorative justice. This is a black mark on exactly what they are doing.”…