Clark County man sentenced to 70 years in prison for deadly beating, shooting
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VANCOUVER, Wash. - The primary defendant in the April 2017 beating and fatal shooting of a man at a Hockinson property was sentenced Friday to about 70 years in prison.
A Clark County Superior Court jury found Neil Alway guilty last month of first- and second-degree murder, and two counts each of kidnapping and robbery in the death of Raymond C. Brandon, The Columbian reported.
Three co-defendants who agreed to testify against Alway at trial were sentenced earlier. John West and Traci Mendez received about 18 years for second-degree murder, and Ashley Wideman received a suspended sentence and credit for time served for unlawful imprisonment and rendering criminal assistance.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - The primary defendant in the April 2017 beating and fatal shooting of a man at a Hockinson property was sentenced Friday to about 70 years in prison.
A Clark County Superior Court jury found Neil Alway guilty last month of first- and second-degree murder, and two counts each of kidnapping and robbery in the death of Raymond C. Brandon, The Columbian reported.
Three co-defendants who agreed to testify against Alway at trial were sentenced earlier. John West and Traci Mendez received about 18 years for second-degree murder, and Ashley Wideman received a suspended sentence and credit for time served for unlawful imprisonment and rendering criminal assistance.
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Share: Traci Lynn Mendez, from left, John Michael West and Ashley L. Wideman were sentenced in the fatal shooting of Raymond C. Brandon, whose body was discovered April 27, 2017. (The Columbian files)
Three co-defendants who agreed to testify against the primary defendant in the beating and fatal shooting of a man at a Hockinson property in April 2017 were sentenced Monday.
John Michael West, 47, Ashley Wideman, 27, and Traci Lynn Mendez, 45, testified earlier this spring at the trial of Neil Allen Alway.
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Share: Neil Allen Alway enters the courtroom May 8, 2017, while making a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court. A jury found him guilty Thursday of murder in the beating and fatal shooting of Raymond Brandon. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)
The primary defendant in the beating and fatal shooting of a man at a Hockinson property in April 2017 was convicted Thursday of murder, among other charges.
The Superior Court trial for Neil Allen Alway, 43, started about two weeks ago with jury selection carried out at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, due to COVID-19 precautions.