[1]Felicia D. Lane, left, and Bryan K. Butts, right, appear in Lewis County Superior Court on charges of rendering criminal assistance.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A days-long dispute between residents at a south Chehalis home and 36-year-old Andrew C. Skyberg preceded the early morning incident in which he allegedly fired two shots towards one of them while she was standing on the front porch, according to court papers.
The events just before 3 o’clock in the morning on Friday led to the arrests of two people who reportedly assisted Skyberg afterward and a manhunt that was still ongoing as of this afternoon.
Documents filed in Lewis County Superior Court state that police were told by witnesses Skyberg was on the sidewalk outside the house on the 600 block of Southwest William Avenue when he pointed his handgun in the air and fired off two to three shots then shot twice toward the female victim.
[2]Andrew C. Skyberg, wanted
Callers to 911 reported hearing arguing outside and the sound of gun fire.
The woman was not hurt, but officers recovered one bullet lodged in the wooden front railing and two .380 caliber shell casings on the sidewalk, according to authorities.
Skyberg had reportedly been to the house over the previous few days.
Chehalis police have not disclosed any details related to motive.
Arrested on Friday and charged yesterday in Lewis County Superior Court with first-degree rendering criminal assistance were Bryan K. Butts, 32, and Felicia D. Lane, 28.
Charging documents in their cases suggest that police came to learn Skyberg had been at Lane’s nearby home, became upset, left and then a short time later she heard gun shots.
Lane resides on the 100 block of Southwest Sixth Street. Court documents give the same address for her boyfriend, Butts, although Chehalis police initially described him as Cinebar resident.
Police were told Skyberg then came running back into her home, said he needed a ride out of there and handed Lane a cloth-wrapped object containing a firearm that she hid in her room, according to court documents. Officers recovered a Ruger .380 pistol.
The gun had recently been stolen in a vehicle prowl, according to police.
A detective was told Butts gave Skyberg a ride to McFadden Park.
Yesterday morning, police were told Skyberg was seen around 100 block of Southwest Sixth Street and three schools in the area were locked down while officers from multiple agencies scoured the area.
When Butts and Lane were brought before a judge yesterday afternoon, he set bail for each of them at $100,000. Their arraignments are scheduled for Thursday.
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For background, read “Manhunt underway near Chehalis schools” from Monday October 10, 2016, here [3]
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[4]Chehalis police use a saw to collect evidence from in front of the targeted house on Southwest William Avenue on Friday morning.