‘Series of selfish decisions’: Man sentenced for 2023 murder of Ravensdale father

The victim’s wife said the sentence brought a measure of justice, though it could not bring her husband back.

RAVENSDALE, Wash. — A King County judge on Thursday sentenced Andrew Ralph Baim to nearly 25 years in prison for the killing of a Ravensdale father who was run over while trying to stop illegal dumping near his home. 

Judge William L. Dixon V sentenced Baim to 296 months in prison after siding with prosecutors who sought the high end of the standard sentencing range. The judge said what began as a property crime escalated into murder through what he described as a “series of selfish decisions.” 

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