Tacoma man with an lengthy criminal history asks guilty

Tacoma, Wash. – – A Tacoma man with a long crime history, including the fatal mass shootings in the city center of Seattle in 2020, committed to weapon and drug accusations on Friday.

The 29 -year -old Marquise Tolbert is to be convicted later this year for drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms.

The background story:

Tolbert was arrested in June 2023 after a multi-agency operation with the FBI, Dea and Seattle police.

According to the US public prosecutor's office, investigators who pursued an organization for drug trafficking, Tolbert discussed in a bracelet about a shootout. He supposedly spoke about the purchase of a roger 5.7 pistol of another member of the group.

The law enforcement authorities interviewed Tolbert and followed him home, later arrested him and secured the firearm.

Due to a conviction in September 2022, Tolbert is prohibited from owning weapons in the King County for illegal possession of a firearm.

The investigators also found that Tolbert distributed controlled substances, including oxycodone, that were shipped from Arizona to Washington State.

The ownership of the illegal firearm is punished at up to 15 years in prison, and the drug distribution is punished at up to 20 years. In both cases, the public prosecutor will not recommend more than seven years, although the actual prison sentence was determined by a judge in June 2025.

Tolbert was previously acquitted in a mass shooting in the city center of Seattle in the city center of 2020 in 3rd Avenue and in the Pine Street. A woman was killed and seven others were injured at the gang shooting.

Tolbert was acquitted for murder and assault because he argued that he was not the first to fire in the shooting battle. However, he was condemned for illegal firearm ownership.

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