iPod stabbing earns Kirkland teen 9 years in prison

A Kirkland teen held accountable for allegedly stabbing a man in the back for his iPod, was sentenced to 11 years in prison Sept. 19.

Michael McMahill-Dearmond, 18, pleaded guilty in July to charges of first-degree attempted robbery and assault charges in King County Superior Court. Given credit for the past year in juvenile detention and the county jail, Judge Christopher Washington directed McMahill-Dearmond to serve over nine years in state prison.

The charges stem from a July 30, 2007 incident involving Kirkland resident Michael Woolson, 49, walking home in the early-morning hours through the parking lot of Carl Sandburg Elementary School and listening to his iPod. McMahill-Dearmond was in a nearby car driven by a friend, Andrew Nelson, 19, and accompanied by another unnamed individual when they spotted Woolson.

According to police, McMahill-Dearmond got out of the car, snuck up behind Woolson and stabbed him in the back with a 6-inch, fixed-blade dagger in an effort to steal the iPod. The victim managed to get away and contact police before being rushed to Harborview Medical Center. He eventually recovered from the most serious injuries, but reportedly still experiences discomfort from the wound.

Nelson and McMahill-Dearmond were later arrested while the third individual, a juvenile, was questioned and released. Earlier this March, Nelson pleaded guilty to the same charges and was sentenced to nearly three years in prison.

A Kirkland teen held accountable for allegedly stabbing a man in the back for his iPod, was sentenced to 11 years in prison Sept. 19.

Michael McMahill-Dearmond, 18, pleaded guilty in July to charges of first-degree attempted robbery and assault charges in King County Superior Court. Given credit for the past year in juvenile detention and the county jail, Judge Christopher Washington directed McMahill-Dearmond to serve over nine years in state prison.

The charges stem from a July 30, 2007 incident involving Kirkland resident Michael Woolson, 49, walking home in the early-morning hours through the parking lot of Carl Sandburg Elementary School and listening to his iPod. McMahill-Dearmond was in a nearby car driven by a friend, Andrew Nelson, 19, and accompanied by another unnamed individual when they spotted Woolson.

According to police, McMahill-Dearmond got out of the car, snuck up behind Woolson and stabbed him in the back with a 6-inch, fixed-blade dagger in an effort to steal the iPod. The victim managed to get away and contact police before being rushed to Harborview Medical Center. He eventually recovered from the most serious injuries, but reportedly still experiences discomfort from the wound.

Nelson and McMahill-Dearmond were later arrested while the third individual, a juvenile, was questioned and released. Earlier this March, Nelson pleaded guilty to the same charges and was sentenced to nearly three years in prison.

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