BONNEY LAKE, Wash. — A man will spend 16 and a half years in prison for killing his roommate in Bonney Lake.
The shooting happened in June 2024. Jacob Michael Sottile pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and third-degree assault with a firearm enhancement.
Court documents say Sottile shot his roommate, 23-year-old Spencer Emerson, after a fight. The two had been drinking together when Emerson reached for a gun. Sottile grabbed another gun and shot him…