The Latest: Suspect had pleaded guilty to racial threats

WOODLAND, Wash. – The Latest on the shooting deaths of three people and the wounding of a fourth person in a home near Woodland. (all times local):

9:30 p.m.

The Oregonian/Oregonlive reports (http://bit.ly/29Yb0Lb) that triple murder suspect Brent Luyster pleaded guilty in October 2014 for rioting with a weapon after he was accused of making racially motivated threats at a Vancouver, Washington, tavern in March 2013.

The newspaper says that he allegedly threatened to kill an interracial couple cuddling at the tavern and threatened another black man with a pistol outside the bar. He received a sentence of 90 days in jail.

The Anti-Defamation League, which fights anti-Semitism and other bigotry, has identified Luyster and his brother as white supremacists, the Oregonian/Oregonlive repors.

___

5:35 p.m.

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says a 35-year-old man suspected of killing three people in a home near Woodland is in custody.

Authorities said Brent Luyster was arrested without incident Saturday afternoon in the deaths of two men and a woman the night before. A second woman is hospitalized with a gunshot wound.

The Columbian newspaper reports (http://goo.gl/6ULSn6 ) that Luyster was scheduled for trial Monday in Cowlitz County Superior Court on allegations that he pistol-whipped his ex-girlfriend at his Longview home. He pleaded not guilty in May to charges of assault, harassment and illegal firearm possession.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Fred Neiman says a woman who was shot in the face drove to a convenience store in Woodland around 10:30 p.m. Friday and told deputies she had been shot at a home near Woodland. Neiman says she remains hospitalized.

Members of the sheriff’s office and a regional SWAT team went to the home and found two men dead outside the home and a woman dead inside.

___

1:53 p.m.

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says they’re searching for a 35-year-old suspect after three people were found dead in a home and another person was wounded in shootings late Friday near Woodland.

Authorities said Saturday that the suspect, identified ad Brent W. Luyster, is believed to be armed and extremely dangerous.

The Columbian newspaper reports (http://goo.gl/6ULSn6 ) that Luyster was scheduled for trial Monday in Cowlitz County Superior Court on allegations that he pistol-whipped his ex-girlfriend at his Longview home. He pleaded not guilty in May to charges of assault, harassment and illegal firearm possession.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Fred Neiman says a woman who was shot in the face drove to a convenience store in Woodland around 10:30 p.m. Friday and told deputies she had been shot at a home near Woodland. Neiman says she remains hospitalized.

Members of the sheriff’s office and a regional SWAT team went to the home and found two men dead outside the home and a woman dead inside.

___

Information from: The Columbian, http://www.columbian.com