A judge sentenced a 40-year-old man to four years, nine months in prison for a 2021 drive-by shooting in Kent and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Kent Wayne Perdue received the sentence Dec. 5 from King County Superior Court Judge Mark A. Larranaga at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. Perdue fired shots at a man and a woman in their car on the East Hill after he didn’t receive payment for a drug deal, according to charging papers.

Prosecutors originally charged Perdue with second-degree assault but lowered it to drive-by shooting after Perdue pleaded guilty in July. The unlawful possession of a firearm charge remained due to previous felony convictions.

Prosecutors asked for the high-end of the sentencing range, 75 months (six years, three months) for Perdue, according to Ca

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