By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A second “person of interest” has been named by the sheriff’s office in connection with the weekend triple homicide in the Onalaska-Salkum area.
Robert “Robbie” Shawn Russell, 46, is wanted by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release this morning.
Robert "Robbie" Shawn Russell
The Centralia resident is being sought on a no-bail warrant issued on Tuesday.
He is described as a white male who is 6 feet tall and weighing 190 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
The sheriff’s office says he is currently growing a mustache and could be bald now. He’s been known to wear wigs.
The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to call 911 or Lewis County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-748-6422. Tips can also be reported online at http://tips.lewiscountywa.gov
The man named as the suspect – John Allen Booth Jr., 31, of Onalaska – was captured last night in Spokane.
One person of interest was picked up early Sunday morning and taken to the Lewis County Jail. He is 28-year-old Ryan Joseph McCarthy.
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