Shawn Kemp was sentenced to 30 days of electronic home monitoring, one year of state Department of Corrections supervision, and 240 hours of community service for shooting at two men in a mall parking lot. Kemp pleaded guilty to an assault charge as part of a plea agreement. Prosecutors had sought nine months in jail, a year of supervision, and restitution, but Judge Michael Schwartz found mitigating circumstances and imposed the lighter sentence. Kemp said he acted in self-defense after a man in the other vehicle fired at him. No one was injured. Kemp used a phone-tracking app to locate the vehicle after items were stolen.
Kemp must begin home monitoring within two weeks, The Seattle Times reported. He must also serve one year of state Department of Corrections supervision and complete 240 hours of community service. Prosecutors had recommended the six-time NBA All-Star be sentenced to nine months in jail, a year of supervision and pay restitution. Judge Michael Schwartz of Pierce County Superior Court found the circumstances surrounding the crime warranted a lesser sentence, allowing Kemp to avoid incarceration.
Using a phone-tracking app, Kemp located and briefly tried to talk to the driver of the 4Runner that was circling a casino parking lot, according to the trial brief. The men in the vehicle afterward dumped some of Kemp's belongings but hung on to the phone, the brief says. Kemp later saw his phone was near the Tacoma Mall. He drove there, spotted the same 4Runner and "expressed his understandable frustration" with the driver, according to the brief.
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