The Brief
- Demarcus Pate received a 6.4-year sentence for 2023 Seattle home invasions targeting Asian American homes, pleading guilty to hate crime charges.
- The burglaries prompted Washington lawmakers to pass a bill clarifying “hate crime,” pending the governor’s approval.
SEATTLE – The man involved in a string of 2023 home invasion burglaries targeting Asian American homes in Seattle was sentenced Friday to six-and-a-half years in prison.
You may remember harrowing video of a South Seattle home invasion from 2023, when two masked men rushed a homeowner at his front door and shocked him with a Taser. Seattle Police determined that several teenagers were coordinating attacks on Asian American homes, claiming they were “weaker” and easier to rob.
One of the defendants, Demarcus Pate, was sentenced Friday to 77 months — roughly 6.4 years — in prison.
South Seattle home invasion hate crimes
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