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Kent man gets 44-month sentence for killing smoke shop clerk
He also received 18 months of community custody after pleading guilty to manslaughter and robbery in a plea deal that reduced a murder charge.
- On Friday, Nov. 6, Jahmari Jaali Simpson received a prison sentence of three years and eight months for killing shop clerk Bog Lee with a Jeep in September 2025 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
- The Sept. 16, 2025, incident began after Simpson shoplifted a can of Canada Dry from the E-Z Smoke shop, prompting Lee to follow him outside to retrieve the unpaid soda.
- Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Aubony Burns accused Simpson of "purposely running down a store clerk in front of the store," noting the defendant did not stop to render aid or call for help.
- In exchange for a guilty plea to second-degree manslaughter and second-degree robbery, prosecutors lowered the original murder charge; Judge Hecklinger sentenced Simpson to 18 months of community custody after his release.
- Defense attorney Carlos Gonzales stated that Simpson participated in a mental health treatment program at Transitional Resources in Burien from January 2024 through August 2025, and now recognizes how his choices caused Lee's death.
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Kent man gets 44-month sentence for killing smoke shop clerk
A 29-year-old Kent man received a prison sentence of three years and eight months for running over and killing a smoke shop clerk with a Jeep in September 2025 after the clerk tried to stop him from stealing a can of soda.
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