A man arrested in January for shooting at a vehicle in Centralia was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.
Daniel Parras, 18, of Chehalis, was arrested after Centralia police officers responded to a report of a drive-by shooting in the 200 block of South Buckner Street at approximately 9:49 p.m. on Jan. 5, according to previous Chronicle reporting.
The shooting occurred in the area of South Gold and East Chestnut streets.
The victim reported that he and a passenger were driving in the area when they saw a white 90s-style Lincoln with three to four occupants. They reportedly lost contact with the Lincoln, but reencountered it on East Chestnut Street, where “the occupants of the Lincoln began to yell at (the victim),” according to court documents.
A man, who has been identified as Parras, then exited the rear of the Lincoln and fired “a number of shots at them,” according to court documents.
The victim estimated that roughly five rounds were fired, with one bullet striking his vehicle.
A responding officer “observed a hole in the passenger side door of (the victim’s) vehicle consistent with a bullet hole,” according to court documents. Officers also collected lead fragments found inside the victim’s vehicle and a spent .380 casing found in the middle of the roadway on Chestnut Street.
Officers reportedly located the Lincoln, which was with “a number of males,” nearby. Two of the males reportedly “ran upon seeing the officers” but one of the males was apprehended after a short foot chase.
That male was identified as Parras.
During his arrest, Parras “made several comments to the effect of ‘it was all me,’” according to court documents.
K9 Havik reportedly searched the area near the Lincoln and was able to locate a satchel in the 100 block of South Tower Avenue that contained a cellphone, a firearm and ammunition matching the casing found by police on Chestnut Street.
Officers have since determined the firearm was reported stolen out of South Dakota, according to court documents.
While not mentioned in Parras’ charging documents, the Centralia Police Department stated in a news release that officers have “learned there was a second gun involved” and that K9 Havik successfully located the second firearm.
Parras was charged Jan. 6 with two counts of first-degree assault and one count each of drive-by shooting, possession of a stolen firearm and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
Up until his change of plea and sentencing hearing on Friday, May 2, Parras had been in custody at the Lewis County Jail on $1 million bail since charges were filed on Jan. 6.
He pleaded guilty Fridayto amended charges and was sentenced that same day.
His sentence includes 36 months of probation following his release from prison.
Parras is also ordered to register as a felony firearm offender.
