Last of five men sentenced in Finn Hill home-invasion robbery attempt of medical marijuana activist last year

The last of five men involved in an attempt to break into the Finn Hill home of Medical Marijuana activist Steve Sarich last year was sentenced Friday in King County Court. Dakota Laughren, 18, received a sentence of 94 months, or just under eight years in prison for his involvement. He received the longest sentence of all five by King County judge LeRoy McCullough.

The last of five men involved in an attempt to break into the Finn Hill home of medical marijuana activist Steve Sarich last year was sentenced Friday in King County Court.

Dakota Laughren, 18, received a sentence of 94 months, or just under eight years in prison for his involvement. He received the longest sentence of all five by King County judge LeRoy McCullough.

Laughren pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary and first-degree attempted robbery for the home-invasion robbery attempt.

Sarich, who is executive director of an advocacy group for medical marijuana patients called CannaCare, uses medical marijuana he grows in his home to treat his degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis.

Hristo Tzenkov, 20, previously pleaded guilty to attempted robbery first degree and burglary first degree and was sentenced to 12 months with credit for 262 days. Andrew Carrigan, 20, pleaded guilty to burglary first degree and was sentenced to 18 months with credit for 264 days. Jonathan Buell, 19, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery first degree and burglary first degree and was sentenced to 38 months with credit for 243 days. Tyson Corcoran, 19, pleaded guilty to rendering criminal assistance second degree and was given a 12-month suspended sentence with 30 days of jail work release.

The incident occurred on March 15, 2010. Sarich and his girlfriend were asleep when their dogs started barking. Sarich, 59, went to check on the dogs and ended up exchanging gunfire with Tzenkov. Sarich and the man were both hit by the gunfire, but Sarich was released from the hospital the same day. Tzenkov was shot three times by Sarich with a .22-caliber pistol and eventually lost his leg.

Corcoran, along with Buell, both obtained their medical marijuana cards from another physician after attending a clinic on Sarich’s property.