By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Richard J. Roth, 65, is expected to go before a judge this afternoon, accused of yesterday fatally shooting a neighbor in the Frost Road Trailer Park in Winlock.
Jackie Lawyer, 66, was dead at the scene when deputies and aid arrived after the call shortly before 11 a.m.
Roth was one of two people who called 911, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. “He advised he had just shot a woman at the park,” Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said this morning.
The pair who lived on opposite sides of the park were outside arguing before the shooting, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff’s detectives worked into the evening, and recovered a small caliber firearm during a search of Roth’s vehicle and home, according to Brown.
The sheriff’s office yesterday was still looking for answers as to what the dispute was about.
Roth was arrested and booked for first-degree murder. He has not yet been charged.
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