A Wapato man, Jason Alexander Logie, 36, has been sentenced to 405 months in prison and five years of supervised release after being convicted of second degree murder. The sentence was handed down by Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian on November 18, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Logie was found guilty by a jury on August 20, 2025. The conviction stems from an incident on September 9, 2023, when Logie, while driving under the influence of alcohol, crossed the center line on North Track Road within the Yakama Nation Indian Reservation and collided with another vehicle. The driver of that vehicle died as a result.
At the time of this fatal crash, Logie was already facing legal consequences for previous DUI offenses. He had a deferred sentence from Yakama Nation Tribal Court following a December 2022 arrest and was under conditions of release from Yakima County District Court related to another DUI charge from September 2022. Logie also had multiple prior convictions for alcohol-related driving offenses and had completed two separate deferred sentences for similar crimes. In addition, there was an outstanding arrest warrant issued in Lawrence, Kansas in 2018 for DUI (Second Offense).
During sentencing proceedings, Logie requested a prison term of 66 months while prosecutors sought a much longer sentence of 405 months. In issuing his decision, Chief Judge Bastian cited Logie’s extensive history with DUI prosecutions and noted that he had failed to appear in court more than twenty-one times and failed to comply with court orders on several occasions.
United States Attorney Pete Serrano commented: “One of my top priorities as U.S. Attorney is to continue to strengthen our relationship with state, local, and Tribal law enforcement. Partnering with these agencies strengthens our prosecution of cases like this, where a repeat offender will be held accountable for his careless actions that cost an innocent victim their life. Repeat offenders like this are a direct threat to our communities and I am thankful for the efforts of our Tribal, state and federal partners to bring justice to this victim and their family.”
The case was investigated by the Yakama Nation Police Department with assistance from the Yakima County Sheriff’s Department and Washington State Patrol. Assistant United States Attorneys Michael D. Murphy and Courtney R. Pratten prosecuted the case.
