A Utah man accused of killing his former father-in-law is scheduled to be arraigned on a first-degree murder charge at 8:30 a.m. today in Jefferson County Superior Court.
Ryan Niel Sorensen, 30, of Spanish Fork, Utah, was charged in the death of Frank M. “Skip” Smith Jr., 62, a popular Port Hadlock business owner, on April 29.
Charging documents allege Sorensen shot Smith 25 times with two 9 mm pistols at Smith’s car towing shop. Sorensen is also alleged to have forced two of Smith’s employees to bind their hands with duct tape during the slaying.
Sorensen and Smith’s daughter, Shawna-Kay, were married for six years before divorcing in 2002.
If convicted Sorensen could face between 20 and 26 years in prison.