Suspects in fatal Ruddell Road shooting set to stand trial Jan. 4

The six suspects charged in connection with an Oct. 21 shooting on Ruddell Road are scheduled to stand trial in early January.

Alex Thomas-Anderson died as a result of the shooting, which allegedly stemmed from a marijuana deal.

The suspects appeared in Thurston County Superior Court on Tuesday, and were arraigned by Judge Anne Hirsch. Hirsch set all of the defendants’ trials for the week of Jan. 4.

They also entered not guilty pleas to the charges in the case:

▪ Dallas D. Martin, 17, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, first-degree assault while armed with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm.

▪ Andre D. Wiley, 21, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery while armed with a deadly weapon and first-degree assault while armed with a deadly weapon.

▪ Devion D. Hammond, 19, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted robbery while armed with a deadly weapon and rendering criminal assistance.

▪ Charles J. Tate, 27, is charged with first-degree assault while armed with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver while armed with a deadly weapon.

▪ Mateo A. Q. Rodriguez, 18, is charged with second-degree assault while armed with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver while armed with a deadly weapon.

▪ Tyler N. Bremer, 26, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver while armed with a deadly weapon.

Court documents give the following account of the incident:

Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of gunshots in the 6100 block of Ruddell Road at 8:55 p.m. Oct. 21. A man, later identified as Thomas-Anderson, died at the scene.

Olympia police officers responded to Providence St. Peter Hospital after two men arrived with gunshot wounds. Those men were identified as Martin and Wiley.

Detectives learned that Martin and Wiley had arranged to purchase marijuana from Rodriguez and another man. The suspects argued about weapons and money.

Deputies say a video from an in-home surveillance system shows that Wiley ran across the room and held a gun against Bremer’s head. Bremer took out his own gun and possibly fired at Wiley.

The video shows Martin aiming his gun and possibly firing shots at Bremer.

Thomas-Anderson and Bremer had been sitting side-by-side on the couch. The video shows Thomas-Anderson being shot in the abdomen. Detectives report that Thomas-Anderson likely hadn’t been involved in the drug transaction, and was probably shot by mistake.

Hammond, who had remained in the car during the shooting, drove Martin and Wiley to the hospital before deputies arrived. He said that after dropping off Martin and Wiley, he gave a bag containing money and one of the guns to a woman who met him at the hospital.

This story was originally published November 10, 2015 at 3:52 PM with the headline "Suspects in fatal Ruddell Road shooting set to stand trial Jan. 4."