A man who stabbed his grandfather in the neck in a 2018 unprovoked attack at his home in the Minnehaha area was sentenced Tuesday to more than 25 years in prison.
Jury finds man guilty in Clark County attempted murder case By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: April 30, 2021, 6:40pm
Share: Zakary French, 24, makes a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court on April 12, 2018. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)
A man accused of stabbing his grandfather in the neck in an unprovoked attack at his home in the Minnehaha area was convicted Friday of attempted first-degree murder.
The Clark County Superior Court jury returned the guilty verdict against 27-year-old Zakary A. French after deliberating for about an hour.
In addition to the charge, jurors also found the crime was committed against a family member with a deadly weapon, as well as an aggravating factor egregious lack of remorse that allows for an exceptional sentence. Jurors also had the option to consider a lesser-included charge of attempted second-degree murder.