A 27-year-old man who brutally beat a woman in an unprovoked downtown Spokane attack and then killed an Eastern State Hospital patient six months later was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Martay L. Ellis pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the death of Daniel Zellmer and the first-degree assault of Tiffany Turner, according to court documents. Spokane County Superior Court Judge Michelle Szambelan then sentenced Ellis to 215 months in prison.
In September 2021, Ellis was walking near Second Avenue and Jefferson Street when Turner drove up in her car beside him, according to court documents. Street cameras show Ellis made some type of gesture to her, so she got out of her car to speak to him…