By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Attorneys confirmed to a judge today they are ready to begin the murder trial on Monday for 30-year-old Centralian Weston G. Miller.
Miller has been in the Lewis County Jail awaiting trial since the March 13, 2012 fatal shooting of his house guest, 43-year-old David Wayne Carson.
Weston G. Miller
Centralia attorney J.P. Enbody has indicated he will be arguing self defense. Miller has claimed self defense from the beginning.
Police called the afternoon of March 13 to Miller’s house on B Street found Carson dead inside with two bullet wounds in his chest and chased down Miller who had left in a pickup truck. Officers were told Carson and his girlfriend Sara Delsavo had been arguing and Miller told them to stop it.
He said Carson came at him with a knife in his hand, but Delsavo said her boyfriend was unarmed, according to charging documents.
The case got off to a slow start because of questions whether Miller was competent to stand trial.
David Wayne Carson
At one point, Miller was prepared to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, and before that, his attorney indicated his client would be relying upon a defense of insanity / diminished capacity.
Miller has already pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm that grew out of the same investigation.
Lewis County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Brad Meagher said the trial is expected to last about four days. The charge is first-degree murder.
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For background, read “B Street homicide: Defendant says self defense” from Wednesday March 14, 2012, here
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