Last Friday, a Grays Harbor County jury convicted 48-year-old Shawn Sinnett of Aberdeen on several felony counts including leading organized crime, trafficking in stolen property in the first degree, trafficking in food stamps, organized retail theft, unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree and five counts of money laundering.

According to a Facebook post published by the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office, during the three-day trial, Grays Harbor Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Chris Smith proved to the jury that Sinnett solicited several drug addicts to steal from local retail stores, paying them a small fraction of the value of the items, and then reselling the items on internet sites such as Ebay and Facebook Marketplace for profit.

Sinnett is expected to be sentenced on Sept. 19 in Grays Harbor County Superior Court. Sinnett faces more than 10 years in prison.

“The Sheriff’s Office is very pleased with the outcome of this case, and we appreciate the professionalism and commitment to justice that the Grays Harbor Prosecutor’s Office and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Chris Smith showed throughout the entire process,” the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office said via Facebook.

Back in February, the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Aberdeen Police Department and the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office, served a search warrant at a residence in the 100 block of Pioneer Road in Central Park and Sinnett was arrested.

Sinnett’s home was searched and a large amount of evidence in the case was seized. Home Depot, Walmart, and the Department of Social and Health Services assisted with the investigation.