One of four pleads guilty in Steve Bushaw’s murder
Mon, 01/10/2011
Four men charged with first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder in the West Seattle shooting death of 26-year-old Steve Bushaw appeared in King County court on Jan. 10 for pre-trial motions. One of the men plead guilty.
Bushaw was gunned down in front of Talarico’s Lounge on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009.
According to Dan Donohoe with the prosecuting attorney’s office it was revealed in court that Danny O’Neal, 28, (identified in charging documents as one of two alleged gunmen) recently plead guilty to second degree murder with a firearm enhancement in a plea deal.
O’Neal faces 15 to 23 years in prison.
The trial for the remaining three suspects Bryce Huber, 27; Brandon Chaney, 30; and John Sylve, 32, will resume next Wednesday, Jan. 19.
To read more about the shooting and memories of Steve Bushaw, please check out the Herald story from 2009, Remembering Steve Bushaw … Suspects are charged.
As more information on the trial becomes available, this story will be updated.