Eastern Washington student dragged to death behind truck
NEWPORT, Stevens County - An Eastern Washington University student was killed when he was dragged behind a pickup, reportedly after threatening people at a hunting campsite.
A 45-year-old Newman Lake man has been arrested for investigation of second-degree murder.
The Pend Oreille County sheriff’s office says 20-year-old Jerid Sturman-Camyn was killed about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
The sheriff’s office says about eight people, including Sturman-Camyn, were at the hunting campsite of the Newman Lake man when Sturman-Camyn became angry and reportedly threatened others, including a threat to come after them with an ax.
The sheriff’s office says the 45-year-old man told a 17-year-old to get into the pickup and be prepared to flee.
The man allegedly then tied a rope to the truck’s trailer hitch and around Sturman-Camyn and told the teenager to drive away.
The sheriff’s office says the 17-year-old didn’t know what the man had done, and was apparently not aware he was dragging Sturman-Camyn when he drove away in fear.
The man was arrested and booked into jail in Newport, north of Spokane.