Salkum triple murder trial moved to December

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The triple-murder trial set to begin next week for John A. Booth Jr. has been postponed.

Booth, 32, is charged in the August 2010 Salkum area gunshot deaths of David West Sr. 52, David West Jr., 16, and a friend Tony E. Williams, 50, of Randle. He is also charged with the attempted murder of Denise Salts, then 51, survived a gunshot wound to her face.

The trial is now scheduled to begin December 5 in Lewis County Superior Court in Chehalis.

Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Brad Meagher said the judge today allowed the postponement requested by defense attorney Roger Hunko.
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2 Responses to “Salkum triple murder trial moved to December”

  1. star says:
    Monday, November 7, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    r u kidding me get on with it and give the family justice quit peolonging it !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Bill S says:
    Friday, November 4, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    So does our new prosecuter have any guts. I know he is not corrupt like the last one, but is he totally inneffective. I don’t think that he has actually successfully prosecuted any major crime. Just pleads and postpones trials. Good thing that he kept Brad Meager on. Lewis county is still a good place to commit murder or major crime if you can afford a good lawyer.