Markus Lee sentenced to 120 days of ‘shock time’ for police chase

Markus Lee must have nine lives. A judge could have sentenced him Thursday to five years in prison for resisting arrest and leading police on a 10-minute, high-speed chase in a Prius (really, and props to Lee for signaling every turn) last July. But Lee escaped with 120 days of “shock time,” and if he behaves, he’ll have the chance to get out of prison with two to five years of probation.

Lee better thank his defense attorney, Molly Hastings, who argued: “I think the elephant in the room is that this is Markus Lee.” Yes, Markus Lee, who authorities believe has beat three murder raps. “Mr. Lee should not be over-punished in this case simply because the state believes he has been under-punished in the past.”