Federal authorities say the hate crimes happened across Thurston County. No one was hurt, but it sparked fear for congregants.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — An Olympia man was sentenced Friday for four hate crime attacks that happened in 2018.
Investigators say Mikey Starrett, 52, set fires and shot at Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls across Thurston County. No one was hurt, but it sparked fear for congregants.
In federal court, Starrett was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Court documents state the first attack happened around 3:30 a.m. on March 19, 2018.
In a plea agreement, Starrett admitted to intentionally setting a
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