SEATTLE — A man taken into custody after a standoff with Port Angeles police July 4 was sentenced in federal court Thursday to nine months in prison for violating his parole.
Leslie Guy Wilson — a 37-year-old Makah tribal member who was convicted in 1992 of murdering Richard and Jeri Husband on the Makah reservation — also will face four years of supervised release and up to 180 days in an alcohol treatment center, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Whalley.
Prison record
Wilson was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for the double murder. He was released on parole in September 2008, possibly for good behavior, Whalley said.
But Wilson continued to violate his parole by consuming alcohol, refusing drug testing and for disorderly conduct after he was released, Whalley said.
A federal judge issued an arrest warrant for Wilson after he fled an inpatient alcohol treatment center in Seattle on April 27.
If Wilson violates his parole again, he will face up to four years of additional prison time.
Acting on a tip, Port Angeles police were on the lookout for Wilson the morning of July 4 when an officer witnessed him entering the garage of a relative’s home at 806 W. A St. uninvited.
A standoff with law enforcement lasted four hours before Wilson, who was unarmed, voluntarily came out of the garage. Because of the potential danger, police closed Eighth Street between Cedar and C streets during the standoff.
Wilson shot and killed the Husbands in 1991 when they answered their door after he had knocked on it, according to a written statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
His attorney argued that he had been under the influence of alcohol at the time, the statement said.
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Reporter Tom Callis can be reached at 360-417-3532 or at tom.callis@peninsuladailynews.com.
