A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the home-invasion robbery and slaying of Charles N. Moore last December.
Minna R. Long, 23, of Vancouver made her first appearance Thursday morning in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder as an accomplice and three counts of first-degree robbery.
Superior Court Judge Barbara Johnson set her bail at $1 million.
Long will be arraigned April 30 with Douglas Marquis, 22, and Caleb Soucy, 28, both of Vancouver.
Marquis is accused of fatally shooting Moore Dec. 13 at his home in the 5300 block of Northeast St. James Road, while two or three masked intruders are suspected of robbing and ransacking the home.
Soucy — alleged to be one of those intruders — is accused of pistol-whipping one of Moore’s roommates during the event, according to court documents.
Prior convictions
Long was arrested on a warrant by Vancouver police detectives at a residence in Brush Prairie on Wednesday.
The warrant alleges Long, who is Soucy’s girlfriend, was the getaway driver following the alleged slaying.
An anonymous witness told investigators Long was seen driving her maroon Jeep the wrong way on St. James Road before pulling in front of Moore’s house. Then the witness saw Marquis and Soucy jump into Long’s Jeep following the alleged slaying. The driver made make a U-turn and sped away, court records indicate.
Long, a Clark College student, has several prior convictions, including a robbery conviction relating to a 2006 home-invasion robbery in which she was accused of serving as a getaway driver, according to court records. She served a 45-month sentence.
Clark County Deputy Prosecutor Kasey Vu said Thursday there’s a possibility of more arrests.
Laura McVicker: 360-735-4516 or laura.mcvicker@columbian.com.
