The third and final suspect from the burglary of Sequim’s Coastal Farm and Ranch last June was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Feb. 15 for stealing multiple shotguns and merchandise.

Micah Aaron Parker, 33, initially agreed to a plea deal on Dec. 14, but his sentencing was delayed in Clallam County Superior Court so his mother could attend the court date.

Parker pleaded guilty to felony counts of burglary in the first degree, theft in the first degree, two counts of theft of a firearm, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree.

His first two counts of burglary and theft included extra time served for being armed during the incident, according to court documents.

Parker is the third person to agree to a plea deal in connection with the June 24 burglary as he, Marcus Lavon Hale, 42, and Christopher Paul Robbins, 53, were arrested at different junctures for breaking into the store and stealing 13 shotguns worth about $9,050, along with other merchandise worth about $14,040, according to court documents.

Sequim Police detectives reported three suspects were recorded on surveillance video at 5:30 a.m. on June 24, with Robbins breaking through the store’s front windows and letting Hale and Parker in through an emergency door, according to court documents.

Only two of the stolen shotguns have been recovered — one at Parker’s arrest on June 29, 2022 in a Tacoma hotel and another on Jan. 1 in the Tacoma area — according to Sequim Police.

Deputy police chief Mike Hill wrote via email that the second shotgun does not appear to be connected to the Sequim crime.

“The firearms that were stolen were entered into a national database, and we get notifications when other law enforcement agencies recover them,” he said.

“The serial numbers are checked and they are informed the gun was reported stolen out of our jurisdiction. This can lead to further investigation of our case, as well as new charges in that jurisdiction for possession of a stolen firearm.”

For the Sequim burglary/thefts, Hale agreed to a deal of 10 years in prison on Nov. 7, 2022, and Robbins agreed to six years in prison at his Nov. 9 sentencing.

Parker’s attorney Will Payne requested a 15-year minimum sentence, and judge Lauren Erickson agreed with the plea deal on Feb. 15. A maximum sentence was more than 20 years because of Parker’s previous convictions, including assault in the third degree and taking a motor vehicle without permission in 2018, according to court documents.

At a December hearing, Clallam County deputy prosecuting attorney Matthew Roberson said that a case against Parker in Thurston County will be dismissed as part of this plea deal.

Erickson also issued a recommendation that Parker not be housed with Robbins or Hale, coinciding with Robbin’s request he be jailed separately from his co-defendants as part of his agreement, too.

During sentencing, Parker was ruled indigent, and upon release he must go into 18 months community custody and start paying $40 a month toward $500 in restitution starting 90 days after his release.

Initially, Parker said he did not want to accept a plea deal at a Dec. 9 hearing but rescinded that after Payne said the plea deal would be withdrawn if he didn’t accept.

In his statement, according to court documents, he said, “on about the 24th day of June 2022 in Clallam County with intent to commit a crime against property, I broke into the Coastal Farm and Ranch Store and while in the building or in immediate flight there from, was armed with a deadly weapon.

“And furthermore, I removed two firearms from the store, and finally having previously been convicted of a serious offense and unable to possess firearms, did therefore, possess the firearms I took from Coastal.”