PORT ANGELES — A 61-year-old man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for threatening to kill four children and eluding law enforcement officers in Sequim.

A jury found John Barcellos guilty in September, and he was sentenced in Clallam County Superior Court to 77 months in prison on Nov. 18. He will get credit for time served.

Judge Brent Basden imposed the sentence to include 55 months for four counts of harassment with threats to kill and 22 months for attempting to elude law enforcement. Barcellos also was found indigent.

Clallam County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Roberson and victims’ families asked for the maximum 60-month penalty.

On Sept. 16, 2023, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office reported that Barcellos made threats with a hatchet, which later was rev

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