A Vancouver teenager made his first appearance in court Friday on suspicion of being an accomplice in a shooting that paralyzed another teen.
Jonathan M. Cohen-Doyle, 19, is being held in the Clark County Jail on suspicion of first-degree assault and first-degree robbery, both with firearms enhancements.
Clark County Superior Court Judge John Nichols set bail at $200,000 and appointed attorney Jeff Sowder to represent him.
Arraignment was set for Dec. 3.
Prosecutors say Cohen-Doyle was an accomplice to Damian R. Grover, 17, who is accused of shooting Daniel Thurston. The shooting occurred on Oct. 19 during an alleged drug deal at the Parklane Apartments, 10205 N.E. Notchlog Drive in Hazel Dell.
“This is the case where the young man was shot in the neck and his backbone was severed,” Deputy Prosecutor Michael Dodds told the judge Friday.
According to court documents filed after Grover’s arrest, friends of Grover’s told sheriff’s investigators that they had planned to meet Thurston, 19, at Sacajawea Elementary School, 700 N.E. 112th St., to obtain marijuana. At that meeting with Thurston, Grover arranged to meet him later at his apartment complex, the Parklane Apartments, to pay him for the drugs.
When Thurston arrived at the apartment complex, Grover allegedly brandished a revolver and ordered Thurston to hand over his backpack and marijuana. After Thurston refused, Grover allegedly fired the gun at him and fled, according to court documents.
Witnesses told investigators that Grover and Cohen-Doyle had planned to rob Thurston of the marijuana and that Grover obtained a .44- or .45-caliber handgun from a family friend to commit the holdup, according to court documents.
Grover’s trial is set for Dec. 20.
