This was updated at 6:30 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A Randle taxidermist charged with second-degree murder is expected in court today following a plea offer in the case of his father-in-law who died after injuries that included broken eye sockets.
Erik R. Massa, 44, was charged almost a year ago in the death of Guy W. LaFontaine, a 58-year-old welder, from Federal Way.
Massa’s trial is currently set for the week after next in Lewis County Superior Court.
Update: Massa’s case was pleaded down to second-degree assault and he was sentenced this afternoon to as much as the judge could give someone with no criminal history – nine months in jail.
He was taken directly into custody.
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