Spokane Tribe Casino Kidnap Attempt Lands Washington Man Nearly Seven Years in Prison

A Washington state man who dragged his girlfriend by her hair across a casino parking lot and forced her into his truck as she tried to escape has been sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison. Joseph Parisien, of Colville, received a total of 82 months for an attempted kidnapping at Spokane Tribe Casino in Airway Heights, Wash., in April 2024. U.S. District Judge Rebecca L. Pennell handed down the sentence on Oct. 5.