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Suspect in Washington guard's death a prison lifer
The Washington prison inmate suspected of strangling a guard at the Monroe Correctional Complex is a three-strikes offender sentenced to life in prison without parole for assault and rape convictions.
The Associated Press
The Washington prison inmate suspected of strangling a guard at the Monroe Correctional Complex is a three-strikes offender sentenced to life in prison without parole for assault and rape convictions.
The Daily Herald of Everett reports the first strike for 52-year-old Byron Scherf was for a 1978 assault. His second strike was for a 1981 rape in Pierce County in which he kidnapped and assaulted a waitress at an abandoned house. He poured gasoline on the woman and set her on fire but she managed to escape.
Scherf's third strike and life sentence followed his 1997 conviction in Spokane for kidnapping and raping a real estate agent near Spangle.
If Scherf is convicted of an aggravated murder charge he could face the death penalty.
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Information from: The Daily Herald
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