YAKIMA, Wash.-A Wapato man will spend 10 years in prison for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a loaded gun after being sentenced on Oct. 24.
According to court documents, Leo John Yallup, 38, ran from his Wapato home in March of 2023 as U.S. Marshals attempted to serve an outstanding warrant.
Yallup reportedly pulled a gun and pointed it at the Marshals at the back of his property. One of the U.S. Marshals fired their weapon, hitting Yallup in the head and knocking him down.
“Mr. Yallup attempted to escape arrest, and in the process, pointed a loaded gun at federal officers, putting their lives, and the lives of others, at great risk,” said Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.
The Marshals gave Yallup medical treatment and took him into custody.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, the gun that Yallup pointed at the Marshals was loaded and another gun was found on him when he was arrested.
Yallup must also serve three years of supervised release after his prison sentence.
