Sentencing Set in Non-Fatal Gas Station Shooting
Fight over a gas pump at Freestate gas sparked initial conflict
(Updated 8:48 a.m) A Virginia man who stood trial for firing a gun at a man at a Germantown gas station — an escalation of an argument over an available gas pump — is scheduled for sentencing Wednesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Dmytro Solomatin, 27, of Reston, Va., was convicted Jan. 19 of first-degree assault and weapons offenses; he was acquitted of fist-degree attempted murder. Judge Ronald B. Rubin presided the three-day trial. During the trial, Solomatin testified that he fired a 9 mm gun in the direction of Michael Rickley after they got into a fistfight at Freestate gas station Aug. 6, 2011. Solomatin said he thought Rickley was trying to butt in front of him as he waited for an available gas pump. Rickley said that he …
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10:48 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Bye, bye Solo... Enjoy your time in jail and give some thought before you decide to use deadly force next time. People like you give guns a bad name. more ›