Nguyen sentenced to 25 years for Tukwila murder

By STEVE HUNTER
Tukwila Reporter Reporter
January 27, 2012 · 5:42 PM

A 44-year-old man received a maximum prison sentence Friday in Seattle of 25 years, four months in connection with a 2007 Tukwila murder.

King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector sentenced Quy D. Nguyen for second-degree murder with a firearm enhancement and conspiracy to commit leading organized crime, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Nguyen, a Seattle area gang leader, ordered the shooting death of Hoang Nguyen.

Quy Nguyen pleaded guilty in October to the charges.

Two men were sentenced last year in Seattle in connection with the murder of Hoang Van Nguyen in a dispute among gang members.

Jerry Henry Thomas III, 25, who had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder with a firearm enhancement, was sentenced to 23 years, four months in prison.

Le Nhu Le, 42, who had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit leading organized crime, was sentenced to five years in prison.

According to charging papers, Hogan Nguyen was shot once in the back of the head by Thomas at about 12:30 a.m. Jan. 8, 2007 in the parking lot of the Riverton View Apartments in Tukwila. Seattle Police and Tukwila Police investigated the case.

Contact Tukwila Reporter Reporter Steve Hunter at shunter@tukwilareporter.com or 253-872-6600, ext. 5052.

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