By Scott North
Herald Writer
EVERETT — An Everett man awaiting sentencing for attempting to murder a former girlfriend is now under investigation for allegedly trying to recruit somebody to finish the job.
David W. Kaylor, 25, was scheduled for sentencing Thursday for an Aug. 20 stabbing attack on a woman he had dated earlier this year. But the hearing was sidelined after officials intercepted a letter Wednesday at the Snohomish County Jail in Everett in which the defendant allegedly tried to convince a former inmate to take the woman’s life.
Everett police detectives questioned Kaylor Thursday, and charges for solicitation to commit first-degree murder are anticipated, deputy prosecutor Michael Magee told Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Gerald Knight.
"He has admitted to wanting her killed," Magee said.
Kaylor already has pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder for slicing the woman’s throat as she walked up the steps to her apartment. Under the plea agreement, prosecutors promised not to seek more than 17 years in prison.
But Kaylor’s alleged new misconduct has violated that agreement, and prosecutors are now free to seek up to 22 years, the top punishment under sentencing guidelines, Magee said.
If Kaylor is charged and convicted of soliciting another murder attempt, he could wind up spending roughly four decades in prison, because the punishment for that offense would be served consecutive to any sentence for the August attack, Magee said after the hearing.
Knight ordered Kaylor held in isolation at the jail pending a new sentencing hearing, set for Jan. 31.
His attorney, public defender Rick Leo, said he hadn’t had an opportunity to talk with his client about the letter or his purported statements to police. Whatever happened, Thursday’s events were tragic, he said.
"The victim’s family was crying inside the courtroom, and his is crying outside the courtroom," Leo said.
Kaylor admitted stabbing his ex-girlfriend, causing wounds to her throat that were so serious she initially was unable to speak and had to communicate with detectives in writing, according to court papers.
After their relationship cooled, Kaylor began talking about "D-Day" and also about getting even with the woman, documents show.
The defendant is "a boyfriend who wouldn’t accept no for an answer," Magee said.
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