YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — A Yakima County man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for shooting an unarmed man and threatening a woman with a pistol.
According to court documents, on May 30, 2024, then-24-year-old Jeffrey Lucei threatened a woman with a pistol at a home in White Swan, Washington, on the Yakama Nation. Fearing for her life, the woman hid somewhere inside the residence.
Lucei then shot an unarmed man in the back in the same house as the victim tried to escape, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The victim ended up with a bullet lodged in his neck and suffered two fractured ribs, two fractured vertebrae, and a fractured jaw, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
“Mr. Lucei’s senseless, unprovoked, cowardly act of violence, shooting an unarmed man in the back, both severely injured the victim and traumatized another he had threatened at gunpoint,” said W. Mike Herrington, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Seattle field office. “This case is an example of the FBI’s commitment to combatting violent crime with our partners on tribal lands as we do in communities across the state.”
Lucei pled guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault with a dangerous weapon in December.
He must also pay $10,000 in restitution for medical bills.
Lucei’s prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release.
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