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Brian Brush
The arraignment of North River Boats Inc. owner Brian Brush, who is accused of first-degree murder with aggravating factors, has been delayed for two weeks.
Brush appeared with his court-appointed lawyer, David Hatch, this afternoon in Pacific County Superior Court in South Bend, Wash. Pacific County Prosecutor David Burke requested that the arraignment be delayed until Oct. 2, in part to obtain a new search warrant for Brush's Long Beach, Wash., home, according to the Long Beach newspaper, Chinook Observer. Hatch agreed to the delay.
Questions also arose about whether Brush is entitled to a public defender. Information presented to the court today showed that Brush has $42,000 in a bank account, according to the newspaper.
Brush, 47, is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend, Long Beach resident Lisa Bonney, in broad daylight last week. Brush allegedly shot the 45-year-old multiple times with a shotgun in front of several witnesses, including three police officers.
The first-degree murder charge accuses Brush of committing premeditated, intentional murder, Burke said.
The charge carries a sentencing range of 20 to about 26 years. If a jury finds that the aggravating factors attached to the charge exist as well, the judge could elect to impose a longer sentence, up to life in prison, Burke said.
Washington law outlines about 20 circumstances that are considered aggravating factors, he said. The three aggravating factors Burke filed claim the presence of deliberate cruelty, domestic violence and violence beyond what is needed to kill someone, he said.
Brush is being held in Pacific County Jail on $50 million bail.
Brush appeared with his court-appointed lawyer, David Hatch, this afternoon in Pacific County Superior Court in South Bend, Wash. Pacific County Prosecutor David Burke requested that the arraignment be delayed until Oct. 2, in part to obtain a new search warrant for Brush's Long Beach, Wash., home, according to the Long Beach newspaper, Chinook Observer. Hatch agreed to the delay.
Questions also arose about whether Brush is entitled to a public defender. Information presented to the court today showed that Brush has $42,000 in a bank account, according to the newspaper.
Brush, 47, is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend, Long Beach resident Lisa Bonney, in broad daylight last week. Brush allegedly shot the 45-year-old multiple times with a shotgun in front of several witnesses, including three police officers.
The first-degree murder charge accuses Brush of committing premeditated, intentional murder, Burke said.
The charge carries a sentencing range of 20 to about 26 years. If a jury finds that the aggravating factors attached to the charge exist as well, the judge could elect to impose a longer sentence, up to life in prison, Burke said.
Washington law outlines about 20 circumstances that are considered aggravating factors, he said. The three aggravating factors Burke filed claim the presence of deliberate cruelty, domestic violence and violence beyond what is needed to kill someone, he said.
Brush is being held in Pacific County Jail on $50 million bail.
