Three men who allegedly attacked a family with baseball bats Monday night made first appearances in Clark County Superior Court on Tuesday.
Tristan L. Robinson, 21, of Camas; Nathaniel S. Sylvester, 19, a transient; and William S. Tillmon, 20, of Vancouver appeared on suspicion of criminal mischief with a deadly weapon.
According to a probable cause affidavit, a family was walking on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard near 117th Avenue shortly before 9:30 p.m. when a gold-colored car drove slowly past them. One of the alleged victims said the family had stopped at a fountain on the north side of Mill Plain and were taking photos. The car pulled into a nearby parking lot and three men got out, armed with baseball bats. He said the men charged at him and his family. He said he put up his arm to protect another person and was struck once on the wrist. The men then got back into the car and drove off.
Another alleged victim said he recognized one of the men in the group as Tillmon because Tillmon apparently had problems with his older brother. A third witness said a female was with the suspects but stayed near the car and didn’t have a baseball bat.
