Lehtinen’s sentencing rescheduled to Nov. 13

A Redmond man, who pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the first degree for attempting to kill his 4-year-old son in 2013 by injecting him with heroin, had his sentencing rescheduled from Sept. 4 to Nov. 13, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office website.

September 3, 2015 12:42 pm

A Redmond man, who pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the first degree for attempting to kill his 4-year-old son in 2013 by injecting him with heroin, had his sentencing rescheduled from Sept. 4 to Nov. 13, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office website.

The defendant, Eric E. Lehtinen, 39, will face a sentence range of 15 to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 20 years in prison.

Lehtinen is now scheduled for sentencing at 1 p.m. before Judge Mary Roberts in courtroom W-905 of the King County Courthouse. The case was handled by Senior Deputy Prosecutor Don Raz and Deputy Prosecutor Ben Gauen.

Lehtinen’s son was released from Seattle Children’s Hospital in October 2013.