Two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 34-year-old man whose body was found in a shed on a Hockinson property last week.
Neil Allen Alway, 39, and Ashley Lorraine Barry, 31, both transients, are accused in the slaying of Raymond C. Brandon. Clark County sheriff’s detectives say they believe he was shot in the shed about a week before his body was discovered April 27.
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Monday that Brandon died of homicidal violence; he suffered a gunshot wound to his chest.
Deputies had responded to 15308 N.E. 172nd Ave., southeast of Hockinson High School, for a call about a body found on the property and suspected the death was a homicide.
Brandon did not live on the property, the sheriff’s office said. The medical examiner’s office could not confirm his last residence, but recent court records and social media accounts indicated he lived in Clark County.
Family members shared on Facebook groups following police scanner activity that Brandon had been missing since April 20, and they were organizing searches of the area.
During their investigation, detectives said they developed probable cause to arrest Alway and Barry.
Alway was booked into the Clark County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder, robbery and kidnapping. Barry was booked on suspicion of first-degree kidnapping and robbery, according to the sheriff’s office. They will appear in Superior Court on Monday, the jail roster shows.
Both were already in custody on unrelated charges at the time of the new allegations, the sheriff’s office said.
The jail roster shows that Alway was being held on several different matters, including second-degree burglary, bail jumping, an out of county warrant, first- and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen vehicle. Barry was being held on suspicion of second-degree identity theft and a community custody violation.
