Back in 2018, Jason “Gravy” DeSimas denied just about everything: being a neo-Nazi, being affiliated with white supremacist groups, and repeatedly using a racial slur during an assault on a Black man at a Lynnwood bar.
On April 8, DeSimas, 47, signed a plea agreement filed in federal court admitting all of that and more, including lying to the FBI. The former owner of a Tacoma tattoo parlor accepted a deal that could lead to three years and one month in federal prison, if U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones approves the recommendation. The hate crime charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The false statements charge carries a maximum penalty of five years.
DeSimas told investigators he was a prospective member of the Hammerskins, a white supremacist group, the agreement states.
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