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Man arrested in Redmond in connection with triple killing
August 24th, 2010 at Tue, 24th, 2010 at 10:18 am by billchristiansonA man believed to be connected with last Saturday’s triple killing in Lewis County was arrested in Redmond early Sunday morning and is now in custody of Lewis County authorities.
Ryan J. McCarthy was arrested by the Department of Corrections (DOC) around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 22 for a parole violation because of his possible involvement in the triple homicide, according to DOC spokesperson Chad Lewis, who said he did not know what role McCarthy is suspected of playing in the slayings.
Lewis said DOC investigators found and arrested McCarthy at a woman’s house on Northeast 95th Street. Lewis went on to say that he did not know what kind of relationship the woman had with McCarthy, who was transported to Lewis County Jail on Monday.
McCarthy was released from Stafford Creek Correction Center in Aberdeen July 29 after serving time for drug convictions, Lewis said. McCarthy was under community supervision out of DOC’s Tacoma office before he was arrested for his connection with the killings. McCarthy was tracked to Redmond, where he was staying with “a female acquaintance,” Lewis said.
Meanwhile, police around the state are still looking for the prime suspect in the killings.
A manhunt continues for John Allen Booth Jr., 31, who is accused of killing three people at a home in the Lewis County town of Salkum early Saturday morning. The Lewis County Superior Court issued a warrant for Booth’s arrest on Monday and set the bail at $10 million. Authorities believe Booth, of Onalaska, may have been trying to collect on a drug debt Saturday. He’s accused of fatally shooting 52-year-old David J. West Sr., his 16-year-old son, David Jr., both of Salkum, and 50-year-old Tony E. Williams, of Mineral.
A 51-year-old survivor of the shooting is listed in stable condition and recovering at an undisclosed hospital.
Booth, who has an extensive criminal history, is considered armed and dangerous, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He is believed to be driving a turquoise 1995 Saturn coupe with license plate number 319-UEB.
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