The suspect who led King County Sheriff’s deputy on a high-speed chase through Ballard last month has had his day in court. King Count Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Chris Nielsen says that 44 year-old William O. Dulmage plead guilty as charged to one count of Possessing a Stolen Vehicle and one count of Attempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle. He will be sentenced on April 24th to 22-29 months in jail. Nielsen says Dulmage will likely receive 25 months.
Dulmage told deputies at the scene that the reason he didn’t stop for them was because he said, “I was stupid.” Dulmage has a long record: he’s previously been convicted of DUI, hit-and-run, reckless driving, possessing a stolen vehicle, taking a motor vehicle, and attempting to elude.