He was present on the day that his girlfriend’s five-year-old daughter was found dead inside a Ferndale home last year.
He was charged with 22 and a half years in prison and six years of supervision.
Another person connected to the overdose death of a Ferndale child has been sentenced.
Rescue teams were dispatched and performed a steep-angle rope rescue to get the hiker to safety.
The intersection is in the final phases of being converted into a roundabout.
Paulsen was a renowned investor, developer, and philanthropist who immigrated to the US in 1952.
Officers quickly located and arrested the suspect, who was still carrying the sword.
The 67-year-old man is scheduled for sentencing in October 2024.
The mother of the victim also plead guilty to manslaughter earlier this year.
Their last bargaining session took place on July 25.