A Battle Ground man was sentenced Tuesday to 7½ years in prison for fatally shooting a man in June 2021 after confronting him over loud car noises in his neighborhood.
Updated: 1:21 PM PDT June 16, 2021
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. A Battle Ground man shot and killed his neighbor Tuesday while confronting him for revving his engine on their street, court documents say.
Presley Mileck faces a first-degree murder charge.
According to court records, Mileck was upset with his neighbor, Timothy A. Thomas, for loudly revving his engine while driving up and down their street Tuesday afternoon. Mileck’s wife called 911 to report the noisy driving while Mileck armed himself with a gun and left to confront Thomas.
Mileck’s wife said she was on the phone with emergency dispatchers when she heard loud yelling followed by several gunshots, court documents say. Presley Mileck returned to the house “distraught and inconsolable with a gun in his hand.”
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