One man pleads guilty to AM/PM burglary

One man is now in prison and another awaits trial for the AM/PM burglary in Carlsborg last October.

Both Joshua Pulliam, 28, of Lakewood, and Julian Treat, 30, of Seattle, had jury trials slated for this month, but Pulliam changed his plea to guilty on Dec. 18.

Judge Lauren Erickson, now retired, agreed to his plea agreement and sentenced him to the state recommended 12-plus months in prison, plus time served and 18 months in community custody.

Pulliam pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary in the first degree on Oct. 25 for his role in the crime at the AM/PM. As Pulliam had a “zero” offender score, he faced 11.25-15 months in jail.

Erickson also signed off on his no contact order with a victim of the crime and the AM/PM.

He was declared indigent so his restitution was left open.

According to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office’s incident report, Pulliam made threats against an AM/PM employee on Oct. 25 but was kicked out by the employee.

Pulliam returned allegedly with Treat and began hitting the employee, with deputies reporting that one of the attackers told the employee to “give me your damn wallet.”

The men were unable to take the wallet and fled in a red sedan eastbound on U.S. Highway 101. They were pursued by Sequim Police officers before it was deemed unsafe as they reached speeds exceeding 100 mph driving into oncoming traffic near Palo Alto Road, according to court documents.

The car was abandoned at Sequim Bay State Park and via night vision on a drone, a team of local law enforcement staffers found the men near the park that night.

The employee sustained minor injuries but declined to go to the hospital. Staff said the next week he had returned to work.

Deputies reported a third suspect had not been located or identified, but did not participate in the alleged assault.

Treat has his next hearing on Friday. His defense attorney, Douglas Kresl, told Judge Brent Basden on Dec. 13 in Clallam County Superior Court that they need to discuss a proposed plea offer, according to court documents.

Treat’s January trial date was struck after he agreed to waive his right to a speedy trial. His next court appearance is set for Jan. 17.

Treat has an offender score of “3” for previous convictions of two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle in Yakima County in 2020 and possession of a stolen vehicle in Riverside County in California in 2015, documents state. He faces 31-41 months in prison and 18 months of community custody.

The sheriff’s office reported Treat allegedly had 24 suspected fentanyl pills and a small amount of suspected methamphetamine.