A 35-year-old man convicted of shooting a 2-year-old girl during a Tacoma road rage incident last year has been sentenced to 15 years, nine months in prison.

Pierce County Superior Court Judge Ronald Culpepper handed down the sentence to Sauni “Johnny” Misi this afternoon.

Misi pleaded earlier this month to first-degree assault, drive-by shooting and two counts of third-degree assault in connection with the Jan. 17, 2010, incident.

Prosecutors alleged Misi fired at a car carrying the girl and …

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Federal Way police have released a sketch of a man who shot another motorist in a “road rage” incident that occurred Jan. 2 on South Military Road.

Joshua Deraitus, 31, of Auburn, was shot in the head about 12:15 p.m. as he was driving near Military Road South and 304th Street.  He lost his left eye in the shooting, police said.

He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. He was released from the hospital Jan. 8 but  returned the next day due to complications, police said. He is currently being cared for by his parents in Auburn. …

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