COLFAX, WA – The man who murdered 28-year-old Darcy Spracklin in Pullman in December of 2024 was sentenced Friday afternoon to 16 and a half years in prison.

30-year-old Jorge Amezcua of Pullman pleaded guilty earlier this month to 2nd degree murder in Whitman County Superior Court. The Whitman County Prosecutor’s Office dropped a methamphetamine possession count in return for the plea.

Amezcua shot and killed Spracklin while the two were smoking meth by themselves inside an abandoned fraternity house on Washington State University’s Greek Row. Amezcua never explained why he killed Spracklin. The murder occurred in December of 2024 and was investigated by the Pullman Police Department.

Both the defense and prosecution jointly recommended that Judge Roger Sandberg sentence Amezcua to the bottom end of the range in this case. The range set by Washington state law is between just over a decade and up to a little more than 18 years in prison. Attorneys said Amezcua’s lack of criminal history prior to the murder and his decision to take accountability for the killing led to their low end sentencing recommendation. Prosecutors added that

Spracklin’s father supports the joint sentencing request.

Amezcua did apologize for murdering Spracklin before Judge Sandberg handed down the sentence. You can hear that brief apology at the link below.

Judge Sandberg quickly dismissed the jointly recommended bottom end sentence for this murder. You can listen to Judge Sandberg at the link below.
Amezcua was also placed on probation for three years and ordered to pay 2,000 dollars for Spracklin’s funeral.