A man with a history of politically charged aggression has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for shooting a disabled Navy veteran on Seattles waterfront.
Gregory William Timm, 33, received a 42?month sentence from King County Superior Court Judge Karen Donohue for the July 31, 2025, shooting of 68?year?old Harold Powell, an amputee and US Navy veteran who uses a wheelchair. As reported by The Post Millennial, Powell survived the attack and attended the sentencing hearing, where Judge Donohue condemned the shooting as a completely senseless act.
Its amazing that nobody else was hurt or that the scene did not become more chaotic than it was, Donohue told the court, underscoring the danger Timms actions posed to bystanders on the crowded waterfront. A jury had earlier convicted Timm of second?degree assault with a firearm enhancement and third?degree theft for stealing Powells military patch.
According to court documents obtained by The Ari Hoffman Show on Talk Radio 570 KVI, the confrontation began when Timm approached Powell as he was busking and accused the veteran of stolen valor. Timm demanded proof of Powells service, seized his military patch, and taunted him before, after provoking a response, pulling a handgun and shooting Powell in the chest.
Prosecutors stressed that Timm was the clear aggressor, a fact that under Washington law undercut any attempt to claim self?defense. Their account portrayed a calculated escalation by Timm, targeting an elderly, disabled veteran in a public space.
The Seattle attack was not Timms first brush with politically tinged violence. In 2020, he gained national notoriety after driving a van into a tent of Trump supporters at a voter registration event in Jacksonville, Florida, an incident emblematic of the hostility increasingly directed at conservatives in public life.
Timm later dismissed that act as a prank and claimed he felt it was his duty to act against the Trump administration, rhetoric that reflects a disturbing sense of moral license against political opponents. He was convicted of criminal mischief in that case, but the relatively light consequence did little to curb his behavior.
Prosecutors in Seattle cited the Florida incident as evidence of a pattern of terrible judgment for initiating provocative behavior, arguing that Timm repeatedly sought out confrontation. Under Washingtons guidelines, he faced 39 to 45 months, largely driven by a mandatory 36?month firearm enhancement, and prosecutors requested 42 monthsa recommendation Judge Donohue adopted, leaving many to question whether such a sentence is sufficient deterrent when a disabled veteran can be shot in public by a man already known for targeting Trump supporters.
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