Two defendants in Quik Chek shooting sentenced

LONGVIEW — The remaining two men accused in the January 2019 fatal shooting at Holt’s Quik Chek Market in Kelso were sentenced Monday to about two decades in prison for their roles in supplying a disguise and weapon and driving the getaway car.

D’Anthony Leslie Williams, 20, who shot and killed Quik Chek clerk Kayla Dezaree Chapman, was previously sentenced to life in prison on Nov. 20. The two men with him at the time of the murder, Nenemeny Winter Ekiek and Erkinson Kinisou Bossy, were allowed to enter new pleas to lesser charges in exchange for testifying in Williams’ trial.

Ekiek, 22, was sentenced on Nov. 30 to about 18 years in prison and nearly 5 years in community custody, also known as parole.

He was suspected of supplying Williams with a hat and red bandanna disguise used in the robbery-homicide. Ekiek was given 18 years in prison and three years in community custody for second-degree murder in the course of a robbery and about 5.5 years in prison and 1.5 years in community custody for first-degree robbery. He will serve the sentences concurrently, meaning he will serve a total of 18 years in prison.

Ekiek’s original charges were first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and possession of meth.

Bossy, 25, was also sentenced on Nov. 30 to 20 years in prison and nearly 5 years in community custody. He received 20 years in prison and three years in community custody for second-degree murder, 8.5 years in prison and 1.5 years in community custody for first-degree robbery and 29 months in prison for second-degree firearm possession. He will also serve his sentences concurrently.

His original charges were first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm.

The case started Jan. 22, 2019, when police say the three men drove up from Vancouver to buy drugs and, being unsuccessful, decided to look for a store to rob because they “did not want to make the drive to Kelso for nothing,” according to court documents.

Police said the trio settled on Holt’s Quik Chek, where Williams went inside armed with a semiautomatic handgun. After robbing Chapman, Williams shot her and fled, according to court documents. Chapman, who was the only person in the store at the time besides Williams, called 911 but died minutes later.

Police believe Bossy supplied the gun used in the shooting and drove the getaway car. Investigators say he later led police on a car chase through Vancouver and Portland that involved a hail of gunfire between his vehicle and pursuing officers.