The Tacoma man who fatally shot a 56-year-old man outside a club on South Tacoma Way when the shooter intervened in a physical confrontation involving his brother has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Joice Duane Williams pleaded guilty to much-reduced charges of two counts of third-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm as part of a plea bargain amid disputed evidence of self-defense.
His defense attorney argued in court documents that surveillance video showed the victim, Reginald Taylor, was armed with a knife, and that the defendant’s brother was stabbed during the May 8, 2022 incident. Only after Taylor continued to advance on the brothers, according to the defense, did Williams pull a handgun and shoot Taylor once…