Article: MAN KILLED BY OFFICER HAD CRIMINAL HISTORY THOMAS HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN SHOOTINGS BEFORE, RECORDS SHOW.(News)

Byline: HECTOR CASTROP-I reporter

The man killed in a confrontation with an off-duty sheriff's deputy Sunday was seriously wounded in a 1972 shootout with police and once pleaded guilty to assault for shooting a man after losing a bet on a tavern pool game.

Details of Robert Lee Thomas Sr.'s previous run-ins with police emerged as the slain man's family yesterday called for criminal sanctions against King County sheriff's Deputy Mel Miller, who fatally shot Thomas as the 59-year-old trucker sat in a pickup along a rural King County road.

"It was irresponsible for him to start shooting," said Seattle attorney Bradley Marshall, referring to ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!