OLYMPIA — A Thurston County judge sentenced a man to over 14 years in prison this week for murdering a man who he set on fire at an Olympia encampment in 2024.

Kevin Hinzpeter, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Sept. 16 for the death of Zebediah Starbrow Schoening, a 47-year-old former resident of “The Jungle,” the homeless encampment on Martin Way East in Olympia.

On Monday, Superior Court Judge Christopher Lanese sentenced Hinzpeter to 14 years, three and a half months in prison and three years of community custody. This sentence fell in the middle of the standard range for the offense and followed a plea agreement between Hinzpeter and prosecutors.

“I’m hoping that after this time served there that you’ll be in a position to where you’ll get the support that you need, you

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