Man gets 7 1/2 years following conviction

Published 11:30 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026

PORT ANGELES — Aaron C. Fisher has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison with credit for time served following a conviction for first-degree manslaughter last month.

Fisher also will serve three years of community custody, Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brent Basden said Tuesday.

Fisher, 37, was convicted on Feb. 12 after a four-day jury trial for the May 2025 death of Richard Madeo, 70, in a Sequim Safeway parking lot.

Basden adopted the state’s mid-range recommendation — advanced by Clallam County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Michele Devlin — within the 78- to 90-month standard range.

Basden rejected defense attorney Lane Wolfley’s request for 78 months.

This is a developing story. More information will be provided when it becomes available.

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