Jonathan Baquiring, 21, pled guilty today to charges of first degree robbery with a deadly weapon enhancement and malicious harassment, Washington State's hate crime law, on Feb. 11 according to the King County Prosecutor's Office.

Baquiring and Ahmed Mohamed were both charged with the above crimes in the May 25, 2010 beating and torture of West Seattle teenager Shane McClellan.

Mohamed was sentenced to just under six years in prison on Jan. 21 after pleading guilty to his charges.

McClellan, who is white, was attacked and tortured on a set of stairs on the corner of Holden s.w. and 14th Ave s.w. over four hours by the two men, one African American (Mohamed) and one Pacific Asian (Baquiring). The attack received national attention as a hate crime since one of the attackers screamed racial slurs about McClellan being white while he was beaten.

Baquiring will be sentenced on May 11.

For more background on this story, check out these Herald stories:
One of Shane McClellan’s attackers pleads guilty, gets just under six years behind bars for West Seattle attack

Father of West Seattle hate crime victim reflects on first sentencing