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wow looks like a couple of winners
Sure hope they can prove it
OKANOGAN — Authorities on Tuesday arrested a Chesaw man and his father on suspicion of first-degree murder of a man who was hunting grouse near their land in September.Adam S. Jennings, 27, and John W. Jennings, 57, were booked into the Okanogan County Corrections Center as suspects in the shooting of Michael R. Carrigan, 52, of Hoquiam on Sept. 2.They were arrested by Okanogan County Sheriff’s deputies and state Department of Fish and Wildlife officers after more than two months of investigation.Carrigan died of a gunshot wound to his back, according to a probable cause statement filed on their arrest. The statement, written by Detective Rob Heyen, said the Jennings “are known to the Sheriff’s Office from previous contacts involving neighbor disputes, the shooting of a vehicle and an assault where a .22-caliber firearm was used.” Adam Jennings was convicted in 2003 of second-degree assault.After the shooting, the Jennings “were talked out of their residence, separated and taken into custody,” the statement said.Both the father and son told deputies they had not witnessed anything, but heard two shots fired by a shotgun and another two shots from a different firearm outside the residence. They told deputies “that they had taken cover on the floor of their house when the first shots were heard until the end when a vehicle was heard leaving.”The sheriff’s office obtained a warrant to search their residence, and seized 18 firearms and ammunition.Undersheriff Joe Somday said a motive for the shooting hasn’t been determined. He said deputies were on scene Tuesday afternoon searching their home.After the shooting, Carrigan’s hunting partner, George R. Stover, 65, also of Hoquiam, told deputies that they were driving in the area when Carrigan pulled over and got out of their truck to shoot a grouse. After firing twice and missing, Stover heard another shot and turned to see Carrigan with blood on him fall to the ground. He then slid over to the driver’s seat and fled the scene, calling for help from another residence.The Jennings were considered persons of interest since the shooting, said Somday.Soon after the shooting, deputies seized weapons and ammunition from their home at 470 Pontiac Ridge Road, about 100 yards from where Carrigan was shot.In addition to possible murder charges, Adam Jennings was also booked on suspicion of unlawful possession of firearms, and John Jennings was arrested on suspicion of delivering a firearm to an ineligible person.
if convicted, they should be thrown in jail for life or executed. all their property forfeited to the victims family for restitution.
