EVERETT — For the second time this month, an Everett man appeared in court to be sentenced for murder following a 2022 shooting spree.
On Tuesday, Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Richard Okrent sentenced Shayne Baker, 27, to 118 years in prison for shooting and killing Scott Pullen at an Everett storage facility in May 2022.
“I can’t bring Mr. Pullen back, I can’t bring closure to his family, I can’t undo the clock and make you make different decisions,” Okrent told Baker. “One of the things a man can’t run from is taking full responsibility for taking another man’s life. I think you know that, and it’s time you take that responsibility.”
Okrent followed the prosecutors’ sentencing recommendation. In court filings, prosecutors called Baker an “extremely” violent person.
“There are no mitigating factors present which would justify a low-end or mid-range sentence,” the prosecutors wrote. “At no point has the defendant taken any responsibility for his actions or shown any remorse.”
The defense asked for 35 years. Defense attorney Ana Faoro urged Okrent to take into account Baker’s self-defense claim, youthfulness and untreated mental illness.
“Brain development is not strictly dependent upon one’s age, especially given other factors that were present in Mr. Baker’s life, such as drug use, untreated ADHD and untreated brain trauma,” Faoro said in court.
In May, a jury convicted Baker of six charges: two counts of second-degree murder, three counts of first-degree assault and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle, for shooting three people in June 2022, killing two of them.
And in October, another jury found Baker guilty of six counts: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree robbery, first-degree assault and theft of a motor vehicle for shooting and killing Pullen and stealing his car.
On Tuesday, Judge Okrent handed down a sentence of 45⅔ years for the first- and second-degree murder charges. The first-degree assault charge brought the total to 72 years. Sentence enhancements for using a gun added an additional 46 years, for a total of 118. One of the robbery charges was vacated, and Baker will serve the sentences on the other robbery allegation and the car theft charge concurrent to the 118-year prison term.
In May 2022, Pullen and a friend noticed a stranger sleeping in his Chevrolet Tahoe, video footage showed. They yelled at the man, who fled on foot. The friend then noticed another man, later identified as Baker, sleeping in Pullen’s Dodge Durango nearby.
Pullen and his friend confronted Baker, who pulled out a gun. Pullen’s friend told investigators Baker shot and killed Pullen “right before his eyes,” according to charging papers. Baker stole the Tahoe and drove away.
On Dec. 7, Superior Court Judge Miguel Duran followed the prosecutors’ recommendation and sentenced Baker to 93½ years in prison for shooting Anthony Jolly, 44, and Anthony Burnett, 48, to death in their Lexington Avenue home just weeks after killing Pullen. He also shot Zachary Monary five times at a gas station, paralyzing him from the waist down, according to court documents.
Baker’s mother said in court Tuesday she loved her son and would take his daughter.
“I just want to say that Shayne is not the monster that the state has made him out to be. He’s a good person. He has a 4½-year-old daughter,” she said. “On behalf of family that could not even be here today to support him, (we) love him dearly, and hope you can consider a lesser amount.”
Baker declined to speak Tuesday.
Jonathan Tall: 425-339-3486; jonathan.tall@heraldnet.com; Twitter: @snocojon.
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