The man who murdered an Everett police officer in March 2022 was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday, April 17 at the Snohomish County Courthouse. Richard Rotter was convicted on April 3 of aggravated first-degree murder in the killing of Everett police officer Dan Rocha. Rotter was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree and possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture. The prosecution added an additional charge of attempting to elude a police vehicle, for which he was also found guilty. Due to the conviction of aggravated first-degree murder, Rotter was sentenced to a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. He received an additional 60 months in prison and 36 months of community custody for the additional charges. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/richard-rotter-sentence-life-in-prison-murder-everett-police-officer-dan-rocha/281-74cee5a3-086c-459a-8f06-62ae8d98e8cd