Vancouver teen suspected in Clackamas County rest stop killing to return to Oregon for prosecution
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
By Jessica Prokop | The Columbian
A 16-year-old Vancouver boy wanted in a homicide investigation in Clackamas County will voluntarily return to Oregon for prosecution.
Court records indicate Cesar Soto Gama is suspected of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 16-year-old Juan Tomas Santos Bautista. He is also suspected of first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon.
On Wednesday, Soto Gama was back in Clark County Juvenile Court to waive his right to contest extradition to Oregon, which could be completed by the time of a follow-up hearing scheduled for Friday.
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Published: February 3, 2021, 10:15am
Share: Cesar Soto Gama, 16, of Vancouver appears Monday morning via Zoom in Clark County Juvenile Court on a fugitive from justice warrant. Soto Gama is wanted on second-degree murder, first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm in Oregon stemming from a homicide investigation in Clackamas County. (Jessica Prokop/The Columbian)
A 16-year-old Vancouver boy wanted in a homicide investigation in Clackamas County will voluntarily return to Oregon for prosecution.
Court records indicate Cesar Soto Gama is suspected of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 16-year-old Juan Tomas Santos Bautista. He is also suspected of first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon.